Democratic Party's relentless attack on Yoon: "He is exempt from military service, so his security awareness is weak"

Minju "Military Exemptions Weaken Security Awareness"... Continuous Attacks on Yoon's Office

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] On the 23rd, the Democratic Party of Korea raised the level of criticism by referring to President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol's plan to relocate his office to Yongsan, calling him “someone exempted from military service with weak security awareness” and “an occupying army commander.”

On the same day, Representative Ahn Min-seok said on CBS Radio, "I regret the behavior of acting like an occupying army commander," adding, "There is a saying called cha-gong-je-sa (借公濟私), which means using public authority for personal convenience." Referring to allegations of Yoon’s exemption from military service due to amblyopia, he said, "Isn't it because he was exempted from military service that his security awareness is weak?"

Army General-turned-Representative Kim Byung-joo also said on MBC Radio that the Army Chief of Staff’s official residence in Hannam-dong, which Yoon plans to use as his residence after taking office, is "too vulnerable" in terms of security. He said, "I lived in the Hannam-dong residence for a year and a half," adding, "It is surrounded by civilian areas, and behind it is Maebongsan Mountain. The entire area is overlooked from the apartment complexes, and even from the space of the Deputy Commander of the Combined Forces Command, the Army Chief of Staff’s residence is located in a low area. You can see everything, like 'Who is visiting that house?' or 'What time do the lights go out?' every single move is visible."

Representative Kang Byung-won wrote on Facebook regarding People Power Party Representative Kwon Seong-dong’s characterization of opposition to the office relocation as “refusal to accept the presidential election results,” stating, "Naming is important in any matter. The series of events surrounding President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol and the transition committee’s declaration to relocate the Blue House to Yongsan is fundamentally a 'betrayal of the people.'"

Criticism also poured in regarding the transition committee personnel and nuclear power policies. Representative Jo Jung-sik wrote on Facebook, "As the Yoon Seok-yeol transition committee is filled with prosecutors, a prosecutor’s republic is beginning," urging, "Immediately dismiss the prosecutors dispatched to or participating in the transition committee and replace them with personnel who protect the rights of the people." Emergency Response Committee member Lee So-young said at the emergency committee meeting that day regarding Yoon’s nuclear power policy, "President-elect Yoon says he will make our country the strongest nuclear power nation, but in the 5G era, will becoming a 2G phone craftsman bring competitiveness? It is a strategy where only a few who made 2G phones survive."

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