Prosecutors Dismiss Charges Against Kim Moon-su for Saying "Moon is a Kim Il-sungist"

Kim Moon-soo, Chairman of the Economic, Social and Labor Council
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The prosecution has concluded that there is no charge against Kim Moon-soo, Chairman of the Economic, Social and Labor Council, who was accused of making insulting remarks about former President Moon Jae-in.

According to the legal community on the 26th, the Criminal Division 1 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Park Hyuk-soo) dismissed the charges against Chairman Kim.

On October 12, during the National Assembly Environment and Labor Committee's audit, Chairman Kim stated, "If former President Moon respects Shin Young-bok as the most respected thinker, then he is a Kim Il-sung follower," and directed remarks implying loyalty to a leader toward Democratic Party lawmaker Yoon Gun-young, after which he was expelled from the audit session.

Opposition members of the Environment and Labor Committee argued that these remarks constituted contempt of the National Assembly under the National Assembly Testimony and Inspection Act, and while all ruling party members left the session, they resolved to report Chairman Kim to the prosecution.

The prosecution reviewed the case and explained that Chairman Kim did not actively make the remarks at the time and that it was difficult to consider them as insulting expressions, thus deciding in mid-October to dismiss the charges.

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