Kwon Seong-dong on Former President Moon's "Audit Office Investigation Noncompliance": "Can a Former President Not Distinguish Between Rule of Law and Personal Feelings?"

In the Field: "Stop the Repertoire of Taking Out Candles First"

Former People Power Party floor leader Kwon Seong-dong held a press conference on the 28th at the MBC headquarters in Mapo-gu, Seoul, to protest the coverage of President Yoon Seok-yeol's overseas trip. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Kwon Seong-dong, a member of the People Power Party, criticized former President Moon Jae-in for refusing the Board of Audit and Inspection's written investigation request, saying, "Can a former president really not distinguish between the rule of law and personal feelings?"

On the 3rd, Kwon stated on Facebook, "Is the past, when you shouted slogans for clearing deep-rooted evils and exposed the previous administration, a 'pleasant' matter, but the present, when you yourself are under investigation, an 'unpleasant' one?"

He said, "The late Lee Dae-jun, a Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries official of the Republic of Korea, was shot dead by North Korea in the West Sea," adding, "His body was burned. At the time, President Moon was briefed on the incident but took no action for six hours to save the people."

He continued, "The Moon Jae-in administration at the time labeled the official killed by North Korea as a defector to the North. They even designated the incident records as presidential archives to seal the truth," and said the bereaved family suffered through painful times stigmatized as the family of a 'defector' without knowing the truth.

Regarding Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party, who said it "reminds one of Yushin-era terror politics," Kwon said, "It is merely a confession of feeling fear ahead of the investigation," adding, "He also gave a five-line written investigation response, so he can empathize with President Moon. If you put it nicely, it's a shared hardship; frankly speaking, it's the loyalty of accomplices."

He then criticized the Democratic Party's plan for a nationwide resistance movement, saying, "They are threatening, asking if the government wants people to 'hold candles' in response to the legitimate enforcement of laws and procedures. This old repertoire of pulling out candles whenever something happens needs to stop now."

Kwon said, "Democratic Party members, a former president is not above the law," and added, "If you persistently refuse cooperation by complaining about 'unpleasantness' regarding laws and procedures, this will be recorded as a disgrace in constitutional history."

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