Kwon Seong-dong: "Moon used human lives for political power... Considering national investigation and special prosecutor measures"

"Human Rights Should Not Be Divided by Party"
Which Is the Real Moon Jae-in, Lawyer or President?

Kwon Seong-dong, Acting Leader of the People Power Party, is attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 14th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporters Hyunju Lee and Boryeong Geum] Kwon Seong-dong, Acting Party Leader and Floor Leader of the People Power Party, stated on the 14th regarding the case of North Korean fishermen forcibly repatriated during the Moon Jae-in administration, "The Moon Jae-in government ignored the law and decided on forced repatriation through political mind-reading, claiming the sincerity of defection," adding, "We will consider concrete measures such as a state audit and a special investigation."

At the Supreme Council meeting that day, Acting Leader Kwon said, "There should be no distinction between ruling and opposition parties when it comes to human rights."

He pointed out, "The Democratic Party still defines the North Korean fishermen as heinous criminals and insists that the forced repatriation was justified," adding, "The source of the claim that the North Korean fishermen are murderers is North Korea itself. We should not have believed North Korea's claims as they were but should have verified them first." He continued, "The North Korean fishermen expressed their intention to defect from the time of capture and submitted a letter of intent to defect during the investigation process," emphasizing, "According to the Constitution and laws, they are citizens of the Republic of Korea."

He also said, "In 1999, then-lawyer Moon Jae-in defended a Chinese person who killed our citizens on the Pescamaho vessel, saying they should be embraced warmly," and questioned, "In 2019, the Moon Jae-in government defined the North Korean fishermen as murderers and forcibly repatriated them. Which is the real Moon Jae-in: the human rights lawyer or the president?"

Acting Leader Kwon stressed, "For the Moon Jae-in government and the Democratic Party, human rights are a tool of partisanship," adding, "The weight of human rights changes according to their political interests. We will uncover the truth of this case, which used human lives for political power."

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