Yoo In-tae: "Yoon's remarks went too far... Why did he appoint a 'anti-state force' as Prosecutor General?"

President Yoon Suk-yeol said, "Anti-state forces with distorted historical awareness and irresponsible national views have been singing the praises of the declaration of the end of the war," leading to analysis that he was targeting the Moon Jae-in administration. In response, former National Assembly Secretary-General Yoo In-tae criticized, saying, "They have gone far beyond the limit."

On the 29th, former Secretary-General Yoo said on CBS's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show,' "Why did he serve as the Prosecutor General, a key position, for those anti-state forces?"

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He expressed concern, saying, "That is something that should not be said, and it feels like he is increasingly being captured by the far-right," adding, "Originally, when he was about to start in politics, he said he did not want to belong to any faction at that time."

Former Secretary-General Yoo targeted appointments such as Kim Kwang-dong, chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and Park In-hwan, chairman of the Police System Development Committee, saying, "Isn't it also about the people he surrounds himself with? He appoints such extreme people to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and also to the police system."

He added, "So, seeing that he keeps appointing such people, it seems he is gradually being captured by that side," and "I get the feeling that he is being deeply drawn into the far-right."

In response to the host's question, "Isn't this an intentional remark to rally the support base?" he said, "If that were the case, then why did his own support base discipline Kim Jae-won, the Supreme Council member of the People Power Party, who was involved in the controversy over the May 18 remarks? If you argue like that, you should be praising him," adding, "It feels like his faith in the far-right is deepening."

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