Kim Young-jin: "Chu Mi-ae's revelations belong in memoirs... not appropriate"

Regarding former Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae's revelation that former President Moon Jae-in urged her to resign, Kim Young-jin, a key pro-Moon (친명) lawmaker of the Democratic Party of Korea, pointed out that it was inappropriate, saying it is "something that should come out in a memoir."

On the 4th, Kim said on YTN's 'News King Park Ji-hoon' program, "Personnel matters between the president and the Minister of Justice are actually confidential, and it does not seem appropriate for them to discuss such matters publicly."

Former Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae attended the prosecution reform forum held at the National Assembly on the 10th and gave a presentation on the topic of "The Contradictions and Evils of Prosecutors' Direct Investigation Authority." Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Earlier, former Minister Choo revealed on OhmyTV that former President Moon urged her to resign, and the day before, on KBS Radio, she disclosed that former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yon demanded her departure to secure victory in the by-elections.

Regarding this, Representative Kim said, "It seems that former Minister Choo spoke about her reflections while working on prosecutorial reform out of sincere devotion," but added, "these are matters that should come out in a memoir after a considerable amount of time has passed."

There are also criticisms that former Minister Choo's revelations might be a 'love call' to Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader, ahead of next year's general elections. In response, Representative Kim said, "Originally, former Minister Choo and Leader Lee know each other well, so it is not a relationship where sending or not sending love calls is relevant," and added, "Former Minister Choo was also a party leader and has memories of leading the Democratic Party to an overwhelming victory during the local elections."

He continued, "Considering the current situation of the Democratic Party and the behavior of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, whom she has dealt with, I think she is seriously reflecting and believes the Democratic Party needs to do better. That is probably her sincere devotion," and said, "Since former Minister Choo has been in politics for a long time, I believe she thinks broadly about her own path and the path of the Democratic Party."

When asked by the host whether former Minister Choo is pro-Moon or anti-Moon, Representative Kim said, "Former Minister Choo is an eternal pro-Democratic Party member," and added, "since the party must now unite around Leader Lee, I believe no one differs on working together with Leader Lee and facing the difficult path ahead."

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