Opposition Party Blasts 'Cheongong' Residence Intervention Allegations... "Is This a Democratic Nation or a Shamanistic State?"

"Verification and National Assembly Investigation Needed at the Parliamentary Level"

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] The Democratic Party of Korea has launched a concentrated attack on the fortune teller Cheongong, who is suspected of interfering in the process of deciding President Yoon Seok-yeol's official residence. The opposition party emphasized the need for verification and a state audit at the National Assembly level.

Kim Seong-hwan, Chairman of the Policy Committee, said at the party's floor meeting on the 7th, "The suspicion of state intervention by the shaman Cheongong is becoming increasingly outrageous," criticizing, "Since the presidential candidate period, I had a bad feeling when the character 'Wang' (king) was written on his palm, but now it is hard to distinguish whether the Republic of Korea is a democratic country or a shamanistic country."

He continued, "Cheongong appears to have been involved in the relocation of the presidential office immediately after President Yoon was elected," pointing out, "In August 2018, he said, 'For Yongsan to have power, a dragon must come.' Right after President Yoon was elected, he insisted on moving the Blue House to Yongsan regardless of the original campaign promises."

Kim Seong-hwan, Chairman of the Policy Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 31st. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

He also said, "Cheongong lectures that 'visiting the British Queen's condolence without justification will cause ghosts to attach,'" adding, "After that, the president's plane departure time changed from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. As a result, the condolence visit was canceled and they went straight to the banquet."

Chairman Kim said, "In this era of advanced science, should the governance of the Republic of Korea be swayed by shamanism?" emphasizing, "Thorough verification by the National Assembly regarding the presidential office and residence relocation involving Cheongong is necessary, and a future state audit also seems needed."

Representative Shin Jeong-hoon also pointed out that the presidential office reported a journalist to the police regarding the Cheongong suspicion report, saying, "They could have revealed the CCTV footage of the residence entrance and the movements of the government officials mentioned and explained, but instead they covered it up and filed a complaint first." He added, "Whenever there is a problem, instead of reflecting, they blame others, muzzle the press, and shift responsibility to the people, so mistakes are repeated and disasters continue."

Representative Kang Deuk-gu also criticized, saying, "If this suspicion is proven true, the president must take full responsibility," and "Looking at the U.S. Nixon scandal, a president who lied to the people and the Congress was eventually impeached." He warned the Yoon administration, "If the Cheongong suspicion is concealed with lies rather than the truth, it is a serious warning that it could become a second Park Geun-hye administration," and stated, "The presidential office should respond confidently to the National Assembly investigation, and the National Assembly must conduct a state audit on the Cheongong state manipulation secret controversy."

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