“The current government’s attitude toward former President Moon Jae-in’s family is political oppression that is incomprehensible both politically and legally.” (Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea)
“I will face the prosecution investigation with confidence and strength.” (Former President Moon)
Representative Lee and former President Moon met in Pyeongsan Village, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam Province on the 8th and expressed their position, saying, “We deplore the reality that the prosecution’s investigation has become a weapon to suppress the opposition party and other political forces and a means of political retaliation.” The two people expanded their support base for the Democratic Party’s return to power, while also sending a message of unity for the “famous party” that the party should not be shaken or divided internally. The People Power Party criticized, saying, “The two people who invited a crisis with judicial risks have formed a ‘bulletproof alliance,’” and “Representative Lee and former President Moon’s ‘May 18-20’ is pitiful.”
● Moon: “The Democratic Party must prepare to regain power”
Representative Lee and other party leaders visited Pyeongsan Village on this day and met with former President Moon for about 40 minutes. This is the first time Representative Lee has visited former President Moon since his reelection as party leader, and it has been seven months since February of this year.
At this location, the representative said, “Isn’t the government (prosecution)’s behavior toward former President Moon’s family a means to rally a handful of supporters?” In response, former President Moon responded, “I am grateful to the party,” according to Democratic Party Senior Spokesperson Cho Seung-rae, who was present. Senior Spokesperson Cho said, “The two agreed (on the need for additional reform) regarding the incompleteness of the prosecution reform that had been carried out by the previous government.” “The day before, National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik also visited former President Moon and expressed his concerns regarding the prosecution’s investigation into former President Moon’s family.
Former President Moon reportedly requested, “I hope the party will be more proactive in not only the people’s livelihood but also security and national defense issues in order to regain power.” Chief Spokesperson Cho said, “Former President Moon and Representative Lee agreed that an unprepared president is taking office and driving the country into great chaos,” and “Former President Moon asked the party to work on expanding its support base in order to regain power and to pay special attention to Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam.”
● People Power Party: “Bulletproof Alliance, Trick Meeting”
The message emphasizing the party’s “one team” tone continued. Former President Moon reportedly commented, “It’s good to see the party united strongly around Representative Lee,” and requested, “I hope the party responds well to fake news that divides us internally.” Representative Lee responded, “I have already made a comment (emphasizing party unity). I hope party supporters do not become divided by fake news.” Chief Spokesperson Cho added, as an example of the “fake news” mentioned by the two, “When Floor Leader Park visited former President Moon (in July), an article was published saying that former President Moon requested relaxation of the requirements for a negotiating group, but it was not true.”
This visit is also interpreted as a move by Representative Lee to quell internal strife amid the faction of non-Lee Jae-myung presidential candidates, including Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon and former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, who are taking a confrontational stance against Representative Lee day after day.
Park Joon-tae, the People Power Party’s floor leader, criticized the meeting, saying, “This is a ‘trick meeting’ with the blatant intention of influencing the prosecution’s investigation and trial by turning the opposition into a political force,” and “Stop political evasion and stand before the judgment seat of the law.” Park Sang-soo, the same party’s spokesperson, also said, “What the Democratic Party should do with all its might now is not to ‘protect Moon Jae-in,’ but to ‘take care of the people’s livelihood. ’” “Former President Moon said he would ‘stand firm and strong. ’ Just as he said, he should faithfully cooperate with the prosecution’s investigation and prove his innocence.”
Reporter Ahn Gyu-young [email protected]
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