Reform New Party "Special Prosecutor Law, Kim Geon-hee First... Kim Jung-sook Later"

The Reform New Party criticized the 'Kim Jeong-suk Special Prosecutor Act' proposed by the People Power Party as a 'diversion tactic' to counter the 'Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act' proposed by the Democratic Party of Korea.

Kim Seong-yeol, chief spokesperson of the Reform New Party, stated in a commentary on the 3rd, "The People Power Party's claim of 'Is Kim Jeong-suk the problem or Kim Geon-hee?' commits a typical fallacy of tu quoque."

Spokesperson Kim pointed out, "Just because one of them has a more serious problem does not mean the other's problem disappears," adding, "Even if former President Moon Jae-in's wife wasted public funds extravagantly, it does not resolve the current first lady's alleged receipt of luxury bags and stock manipulation charges."

He continued, "If they threw this argument knowing it is an elementary logical fallacy, it can only be explained as a 'diversion tactic,'" criticizing, "It is a malicious intent to cover a special prosecutor with another special prosecutor and a prime example of old-fashioned politics."

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Spokesperson Kim emphasized, "This is why rumors arise that whenever celebrity incidents occur, the political sphere tries to cover up issues," adding, "Whether it is the current first lady or the former first lady, it is the same. However, there must be priorities."

He argued, "We must first take action against the living power to establish justification and legitimacy for investigating previous powers," stating, "Kim Geon-hee first, Kim Jeong-suk later."

Earlier, People Power Party lawmaker Yoon Sang-hyun officially proposed the 'Kim Jeong-suk Special Prosecutor Act' on the same day, saying that allegations regarding the use of special activity funds for Mrs. Kim's 2018 visit to the Taj Mahal in India and clothing expenses must be investigated.

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