In the midst of Lee Jae-myung's investigation, Hong Joon-pyo's "Meaningful" Remark... "Politics Is Not a World Divided by Good and Evil"

"Prosecutor-Turned-Politicians Fail to Succeed Due to 'Gonjo'"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] As the investigation into Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, regarding presidential election funds intensifies and the Democratic Party raises its voice calling it 'political oppression,' Hong Joon-pyo, mayor of Daegu recently appointed as a senior advisor to the ruling party, made a pointed remark saying, "Politics is not a world of clear-cut good and evil."

On the 22nd, through his social network service (SNS), he said, "Politics is not a world where right and wrong are judged by evidence like judicial procedures, but an Asura realm where good and evil coexist."

Mayor Hong said, "Prosecutors have what is called 'gonzo.' It is a Japanese word, which in Korean means 'geunseong' (tenacity or grit)." He added, "A prosecutor without gonzo cannot become a competent prosecutor and is considered unprosecutor-like. Prosecutors from the special investigation division and violent crimes division are exactly that type." President Yoon Seok-yeol is from the special investigation division, and Mayor Hong is from the violent crimes division.

He continued, "I remember it took me about eight years to remove the 'gonzo' of a prosecutor after working as a prosecutor for 11 years and entering politics. To do politics properly, you have to remove the prosecutor's gonzo to become a proper politician," and pointed out, "The reason why prosecutor-turned politicians do not succeed is precisely because of that 'gonzo'." This is interpreted to mean that President Yoon, who stepped down as Prosecutor General in March last year, has not yet removed his 'gonzo.'

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