Controversy Over Yoon's Father-in-Law's Arrest, Jang Je-won Calls It "Opposition's Nonsense Festival"

<野> Rep. Go Min-jung's Claim Refuted by Ruling Party Rep. Jang Je-won
Post on Facebook: "No Evidence of Intervention Found at the Time"

Ko Min-jung, a Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party of Korea, claimed that Rep. Jang Je-won of the People Power Party is "the main contributor who first raised suspicions of forged bank account balances, leading to the arrest of President Yoon Seok-yeol's mother-in-law." In response, Rep. Jang called it "a low-level nonsense rant that lacks coherence."

Earlier, at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 24th, Ko directed her remarks at Rep. Jang, who is the chairman of the National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Communications Committee, saying, "I wonder if you wanted to cover up your past when you first raised the issue of forged bank account balances of President Yoon's mother-in-law, Choi Eun-soon."

Jang Je-won, Member of the People Power Party. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

On the same day, Ko referred to Jang's statement that he would resign as the committee chairman if the special law for the Space Aviation Agency passed within August, saying, "At the 2018 National Assembly audit, then-Legislation and Judiciary Committee member Jang Je-won shook the bank account documents of President Yoon's mother-in-law," adding, "Ultimately, the ball Jang launched came back as a boomerang that led to the arrest of the president's mother-in-law."

In response, on the 24th, Rep. Jang raised his voice on his Facebook, saying, "Rep. Ko once again spread fake news about me, which she usually does only on far-left YouTube channels."

Rep. Jang said, "If you want to involve President Yoon in the case of his mother-in-law, the essence is to confirm whether 'Prosecutor Yoon Seok-yeol' was involved in the mother-in-law's case."

He added that in October 2018 and July 2019, investigations were conducted twice to determine whether President Yoon was involved in the related case, but no circumstances or evidence were found at all.

Rep. Jang said, "Therefore, during the Prosecutor General confirmation hearing, my first statement was, 'Candidate, unfortunately, I could not unravel the link that you are behind your mother-in-law's case,' and 'So I will not talk about your mother-in-law today,' and I did not mention it at all."

He continued, "At that time, we were the opposition party, and Prosecutor General candidate Yoon Seok-yeol was nominated by former President Moon Jae-in, but I thought it was the duty of politics to acknowledge what should be acknowledged."

Rep. Jang also pointed out, "One of the people who cheered most enthusiastically when President Yoon was appointed Prosecutor General was Rep. Ko Min-jung," adding, "Rep. Ko gave the highest praise that can be expressed in Korean, such as 'eradication of corruption,' 'steadfastness against external pressure,' 'excellent leadership,' and 'deep trust of the people,' but it seems her memory has faded a lot."

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