Choo Mi-ae: "'Moon is not an opportunist' statement not made... Lee Nak-yeon demanded my resignation"

"Choi Jaesung Was Not There"

Former Minister of Justice Chu Mi-ae, who became a hot topic after revealing that former President Moon Jae-in pressured her to resign, has now exposed that "former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon demanded my departure because of the by-elections."

On the afternoon of the 3rd, Chu said on KBS's 'The Live,' "Former leader Lee should not have done that. He should not have said that I must step down because of the by-elections."

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Earlier, she stated that former President Moon pressured her to resign, implying that Lee's demand came afterward. Regarding lawyer Jung Cheol-seung's statement on social media that "Former Minister Chu said 'Former President Moon is an opportunist,'" she denied it, saying, "I cannot openly say that about the President, whom I served." She claimed that lawyer Jung exaggerated the story.

In response to former Blue House Senior Secretary for Political Affairs Choi Jae-sung's rebuttal that "Former President Moon is not that kind of person," she dismissed it, saying, "I understand that the Senior Secretary for Political Affairs must protect the President and can make such remarks. However, I am sorry, but the Senior Secretary was not present at that time."

When asked by the host if she harbored any resentment toward former President Moon as a private individual, Chu replied, "It's not at the level of resentment." She said, "I believed that if the President knew of serious misconduct, he would stay in office until the main case was resolved and empower me to complete the prosecution reform. But when I went to him, he acted in the opposite way," adding, "Once it was decided that the minister should step down, I thought that no one would be able to resist the direction of the investigation and inspection, and the prosecutors under him would be powerless."

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