Sung Il-jong: "Punishing Hwang Unha is not the end... Moon must be investigated"

Regarding the sentencing of Hwang Unha, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, and former Ulsan Mayor Song Cheol-ho, who were indicted for the 'Ulsan mayoral election interference suspicion' during the Moon Jae-in administration and received a three-year prison sentence in the first trial, Seong Il-jong, a member of the People Power Party, raised his voice, saying, "The former President Moon Jae-in and the Blue House aides must be investigated without fail."

On the 29th, Seong said through his social media service (SNS), "This issue does not end with the punishment of one former Ulsan mayor and one opposition party lawmaker," expressing his stance.

Seong Il-jong, the ruling party secretary of the National Defense Committee, spoke to reporters outside the National Assembly National Defense Committee audit hall held at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 10th, discussing the disruption of the audit. The meeting could not even begin as the opposition Democratic Party members placed pickets on every seat demanding the withdrawal of the appointment of Minister of National Defense Shin Won-sik, and the People Power Party refused to enter the audit hall. Photo by the National Assembly Press Corps

On the same day, the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 21-3 sentenced Hwang and former Mayor Song to three years in prison each on charges including violation of the Public Official Election Act.

Seong emphasized, "This is an unprecedented election manipulation case that destroyed the democracy of the Republic of Korea," and "The investigative agencies must investigate this tremendous national disgrace, including former President Moon, who was the person ultimately responsible for state affairs at the time, as well as the Blue House aides."

He added, "The involvement of the Blue House has already been confirmed. Those who said 'opportunities are equal, processes are fair, and results are just' must answer for destroying democracy in this way, and former President Moon must provide an answer."

Furthermore, he said, "This case reminds us of the March 15 fraudulent election incident from long ago," and "The people all know that the responsibility for destroying the election system, which is the foundation of democracy, lies with the president. I hope former President Moon will respond."

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