Yoon Gun-young: "Moon feels sorry about current political oppression... will continue to fight"

"Democratic Party Likely to Form TF for Response"

Yoon Gun-young, a member of the Democratic Party who served as the head of the Blue House National Situation Room during the Moon Jae-in administration, recently stated that former President Moon is "very distressed" by the prosecution's search of the residence of Moon's daughter Dahye over allegations of preferential hiring at Thai Starjet, and by the naming of former President Moon as a suspect. He said, "The prosecution is fabricating facts and crimes that do not exist."

On the 3rd, during SBS Radio's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show,' when asked whether he had spoken with former President Moon about the current prosecution investigation, Yoon replied "No comment," but added, "I understand that the secretaries have reported the current situation to former President Moon."

Yoon said, "I feel a d?j? vu of former President Roh Moo-hyun," adding, "At that time, baseless rumors such as the 'field watch' incident were fabricated, and he was harassed and humiliated for months under pressure, wasn't he?" He claimed, "The prosecution will use all possible means to harass, humiliate, and put not only former President Moon but also Dahye and First Lady Kim Jung-sook on the photo line."

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He also asserted that the current allegations of preferential hiring related to former President Moon's ex-son-in-law Seo are not true. The prosecution is investigating whether the approximately 20 months' salary and relocation expenses Seo received from the airline after being hired as an executive director at Thai Starjet in July 2018 can be considered bribes, noting that former President Moon reportedly stopped economic support for Dahye and her husband after Seo's employment. Some suspect that former President Moon may have helped Seo, who had no prior airline experience, secure the job at the airline.

Regarding this, Yoon explained, "Seo is not someone without experience. He worked continuously at a securities company and also in the gaming industry. Also, Thai Starjet is not an airline but a very small company in Thailand with only about 4 to 5 employees selling airline tickets, so special experience in the travel industry was not necessary."

He also denied allegations that former President Moon provided living expenses to Dahye and her husband. Yoon said, "Seo had an independent livelihood, working at a leading domestic securities company and a small but solid gaming company until a few months before joining Thai Starjet. The prosecution is trying to claim an economic community, but can there be an economic community where the father-in-law is responsible for the salary the son-in-law earned through labor?" He added, "Isn't it normal to give pocket money when a grown-up married daughter and son-in-law visit? This is completely different from providing living expenses."

Regarding future responses to the prosecution investigation, Yoon said, "We will fight back against this clear political oppression," adding, "We will never let what happened to former President Roh happen again."

Yoon also said that the Democratic Party will form a task force (TF) to respond to the prosecution investigation. He said, "I understand that the party plans to create a response TF," adding, "In a situation where the prosecution is pointing a knife at a former president from the Democratic Party, the party leader Lee Jae-myung's intention is to do everything the party can." He added, "Discussions on specific actions are ongoing."

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