‘Suspicious of Yoon Seok-yeol’s accusation’ spreads political battles…與 “National Flag Disturbance Incident” 尹 “Passport Political Work”

The controversy surrounding the report that former Supreme Prosecutor’s Office of Investigation and Information Policy Officer Son Jun-seong, a close aide to former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, instigated an accusation against a feminist politician with the opposition party just before the general election in April last year, is spreading throughout the political arena. The Democratic Party of Korea launched a wave of offensive, calling it a “national flag disturbance,” and former President Yoon responded head-on, saying it was “a frame of political manipulation of the passport.”

The ruling and opposition parties clashed head-on over the allegations of accusation during an urgent issue inquiry by the Legislative and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly on the 6th. Kim Young-bae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said, “Preventing public officials from interfering in elections is the foundation of a democratic republic. If it is shaken, it is effectively a constitutional coup,” he criticized as “a national flag disorder that could shake the foundations of the democratic republic.”

Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye, who attended the Judiciary Committee, said, “Depending on the progress of the investigation, we will consider additional measures such as joint inspection by the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office.” . This is the first time Minister Park has mentioned the possibility of a conversion of the investigation.

In response, Yoon Seok-yeol, the head of the camp’s general situation office, and Jang Je-won, a member of the People’s Power, criticized the Internet media News Bus, which first reported the allegation, saying, “It is a nonsensical and frivolous report.” Rep. Jang released a transcript of a call between Rep. Kim Woong, a member of the People’s Power, who was designated as the recipient of the complaint, and the News Bus, saying, “The News Bus made the first call with Rep. Kim on September 1, but this call record was intentionally not reported.” “Rep. Kim made the complaint by himself, and he spoke in a clear tone that had nothing to do with former President Yoon,” he said. Rep. Kwon Seong-dong, a pro-yun (pro-yun-seok-yeol) member of the Democratic Party, also said to the Democratic Party lawmakers, “Don’t act like a swarm of bees. “There has never been a single successful political operation against former President Yoon,” he said. Former President Yoon also met with reporters in the morning of the same day and said, “Isolating the Prosecutor General and handling investigation cases by communicating with some political prosecutors and passports is a political operation itself. making it,” he said. The Yun Seok-yeol camp presented the ‘misunderstanding and truth of the allegation of the accusation’ and presented 10 reasons for judging the allegations as false. Rep. Kim Woong also said in a statement, “There is absolutely no substance in the accusation order.” Reporter Yoo Seong-yeol ryu@donga.com Go to reporter page>
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