Kim Moon-soo: "Moon's 'Kim Il-sungist' Thought Remains Unchanged... History Will Judge"

"Moon was 'deserving of execution by firing squad'" Past remarks reexamined... "I still think the same now"

Kim Moon-soo, Chairman of the Economic, Social and Labor Council, is visiting Sohn Kyung-shik, Chairman of the Korea Employers Federation, at the Korea Employers Federation Hall in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 13th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Lee Jun-hyung] Kim Moon-soo, Chairman of the Economic, Social and Labor Council, reiterated that former President Moon Jae-in is a 'Kim Il-sungist.'

Chairman Kim made this statement during a radio broadcast on the 13th. He said, "Former President Moon publicly declared at the PyeongChang Olympics opening ceremony, in front of North Korea's Kim Yo-jong, that the Korean thinker he respects the most is Shin Young-bok," adding, "Shin Young-bok's ideology is Kim Il-sung's ideology."

Earlier, on the 12th, Chairman Kim caused controversy by referring to former President Moon as a 'Kim Il-sungist' during the National Assembly Environment and Labor Committee's audit. He said at the audit, "Former President Moon said that he respects teacher Shin Young-bok as the thinker he respects the most, which is a problematic statement," and added, "If you respect Shin Young-bok, you are definitely a Kim Il-sungist." Opposition lawmakers reacted strongly, saying, "We are appalled," and the audit eventually broke down.

Chairman Kim's past remark that "Former President Moon deserves to be executed by firing squad" also resurfaced. He made this statement at a forum in 2019. Chairman Kim said, "(Former President Moon) sent four National Intelligence Service chiefs to prison, following former President Park Geun-hye's 22-year sentence and former President Lee Myung-bak's 17-year sentence," adding, "If he continues like that, former President Moon will inevitably receive a harsher sentence." When asked if he still holds that view, he replied, "Yes," and said, "Former President Moon will face the judgment of history."

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Chairman Kim also mentioned a dinner with the leadership of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), which sparked a 'truth dispute' over its authenticity. He emphasized at the audit the previous day that he had recently dined with the KCTU sectoral chairpersons to listen to labor's opinions. However, the KCTU immediately protested, saying, "Chairman Kim gave false testimony and perjury at the National Assembly." In response, Chairman Kim said on the broadcast, "I had dinner with the KCTU sectoral chairpersons until the evening before the audit," adding, "(However) I cannot disclose the names of the sectoral chairpersons due to concerns about persecution."

Meanwhile, the late Professor Shin Young-bok of Sungkonghoe University was arrested in 1968 in connection with the 'Unification Revolutionary Party' incident and served 20 years in prison for violating the National Security Act. He wrote a letter of ideological conversion and was released in 1998, later serving as a professor at Sungkonghoe University until his death in January 2016.

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