"Yeo: Is the former president sacred and inviolable... Moon should respond to the investigation sincerely"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the 5th, members of the People Power Party's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, National Defense Committee, and Agriculture, Forestry, Oceans and Fisheries Committee held a joint press conference urging former President Moon Jae-in to "respond sincerely to the audit" after he refused the Board of Audit and Inspection's investigation related to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries officials.

At the joint press conference held at the National Assembly that day, they urged, "What kind of law forbids only former President Moon from being investigated by the Board of Audit and Inspection? As a former president, isn't it shameful before history and the people?" and called for sincere cooperation with the investigation.

The related standing committee members also addressed the opposition party, saying, "Especially the National Defense Committee members from the Democratic Party of Korea continue to make absurd arguments such as 'crossing the line,'" and questioned, "Does the Democratic Party believe that former presidents are a sacred sanctuary that must never be investigated, even if there are criminal suspicions or public doubts?"

They continued, "Is the Democratic Party still insisting that the victim of this case, the late Lee Dae-jun, defected to the North?" and demanded, "If so, we hope they will openly and confidently declare before the public that 'the late Lee Dae-jun defected to the North.'"

Furthermore, the related standing committee members emphasized, "Former President Moon has the obligation to sincerely respond to the investigation and testify, whether it is the Board of Audit and Inspection's audit, prosecution investigation, or the National Assembly's inspection, regarding the 'Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries official shooting and defection fabrication suspicion' case notified by the Board of Audit and Inspection this time," adding, "That is the courtesy and duty to the people as a former president."

They also urged him to clarify ▲ what instructions he gave after receiving the written report related to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries officials ▲ why he did not attend the emergency ministerial meeting at dawn the next day ▲ why he received the face-to-face report only after 9 hours and 50 minutes had passed since the official was shot ▲ what role he played in the process of labeling it as a 'defection to the North' ▲ and what he personally took care of regarding the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries officials.

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