Jin Joong-kwon: "The Allegations Against the Cho Family Are Like 'Digging Sweet Potatoes'... They Keep Coming Up No Matter How Much You Dig"

Jin Joong-kwon, former professor at Dongyang University. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Heo Midam] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon targeted Yoo Si-min, director of the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation, who criticized the prosecution's investigation into allegations of corruption involving former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk's family as an 'Indian rainmaking ritual-style investigation.'

On the 1st, Jin posted on his Facebook, "Metaphors are often used in agitation. It seems that the metaphor 'Indian rainmaking ritual' was created and spread by Mr. Yoo Si-min, but metaphors are incomplete and cannot replace argumentation," adding, "Agitators often blur the point with absurd metaphors when they lack logical grounds."

Earlier, Yoo Si-min, director of the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation, criticized the prosecution's investigation into former Minister Cho, calling it an 'Indian rainmaking ritual-style investigation.' The Indian rainmaking ritual is a custom of performing rainmaking ceremonies until it rains, metaphorically referring to the prosecution investigating until they find a crime.

Photo by Jin Joong-kwon, Facebook capture

He emphasized, "If you combine the charges against former Minister Cho Kuk's family, there are more than twenty," adding, "His wife, younger brother, and fifth cousin once removed have been detained, and the court judged that his own criminal charges are 'substantiated.'"

Also, regarding the investigation into allegations of corruption involving former Minister Cho's family, Jin criticized, "To tell the truth, it was not a rainmaking ritual performed until it rained," adding, "It rained immediately after the rainmaking ritual was performed."

He continued, "This case is not an 'Indian rainmaking ritual' but rather close to 'sweet potato digging,'" pointing out, "No matter how much you dig, the lumps keep coming out sideways and downward. What can you do? The sweet potatoes keep coming out, and the farmer cannot cover the ground halfway through."

Meanwhile, on the 31st of last month, when the prosecution indicted former Minister Cho without detention on charges related to admission fraud and scholarship fraud, Cho's legal team stated in a press release that it was an "'Indian rainmaking ritual'-style investigation and forced indictment," adding, "We will prove his innocence during the trial process."