Yoon Gun-young: "Moon, as an elder statesman, should speak out... Yoon watching like a bystander is strange"

KBS 'Choi Kyung-young's Strong Current Affairs' Interview
"Park Min-sik's Mention of 'Moon's Father' Is for the General Election"

Yoon Geon-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized Park Min-sik, Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, who mentioned the possibility of former President Moon Jae-in's father being pro-Japanese, saying, "No matter how much the deceased cannot speak, bringing in an unrelated person for political purposes is a very impure intention."

On the 8th, Yoon said in an interview with KBS Radio's 'Choi Kyung-young's Strongest Current Affairs,' "Minister Park's claim is a clear lie."

On the 6th, Yoon Geon-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, briefed plans for legal action regarding Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Park Min-sik's remarks about former President Moon Jae-in's father at the National Assembly Communication Office. 2023.9.6 [Image source=Yonhap News]

Yoon stated, "Former President Moon's father was an agricultural officer after liberation, not during the Japanese colonial period," adding, "There is a very malicious intent to say something known to be untrue. It is a diversion tactic to obscure the essence of the issue regarding General Hong Beom-do's bust."

He said, "Minister Park Min-sik brought up former President Moon's father for the purpose of running in the general election," adding, "He wants to be favored in Yongsan and thus receive a nomination." He continued, "The concerning part is not just Minister Park's personal issue but the collective trend," criticizing, "Looking at the recent behavior of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration, it seems to have lost balance, and the so-called far-right conservative voices are becoming too strong."

Yoon said he would file a defamation lawsuit against Minister Park, stating, "We are in the process of preparing documents and plan to file the complaint as soon as possible."

Regarding former President Moon's recent active criticism of the government, Yoon said, "Even a three-year-old child knows that the Yoon Seok-yeol government has problems now," adding, "It is something he can naturally do as a national elder."

He added, "It is not strange that former President Moon is speaking out, but I find it stranger that President Yoon Seok-yeol is folding his arms and watching like a bystander."

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