Jang Je-won: "President Moon, Is Choo Mi-ae His Puppet... Cowardice Worse Than Incompetence"

"Timid Cheong Wa Dae, Afraid of Future Judicial Action?"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 4th, Jang Je-won, a member of the People Power Party, criticized President Moon Jae-in's statement that the Ministry of Justice's disciplinary committee's 'procedural fairness and impartiality are very important' regarding Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, saying, "The hunt disguised as a sheep has begun," and questioned, "Is the disciplinary committee, composed of people appointed by Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae, fair?"

On the same day, Jang said on Facebook, "Is it transparent not to disclose the reasons for the disciplinary action or the list of disciplinary committee members?" and added, "Their own Ministry of Justice Inspection Committee claims that the reasons for job suspension, procedures, and disciplinary reasons are unfair, so how can they talk about legitimacy?"

Jang pointed out, "The Ministry of Justice accepted Prosecutor General Yoon's request to postpone the disciplinary committee and postponed it to the 10th. This is a 'Yoon Seok-yeol ousting justification accumulation show' jointly hosted by the Blue House and the Ministry of Justice," and questioned, "Even though the disciplinary committee has a predetermined answer, is the wrapping not ready enough to push it through today?"

Jang said, "The Blue House says, 'Once the disciplinary committee's result comes out, President Moon only plays the role of executing it.' It's so embarrassing that I can't just listen," and sharpened his words, "Is the President a puppet of Minister Choo? Or does he want to cosplay as President Choi Kyu-ha, who was forced to approve the arrest of the Minister of National Defense by the new military regime including General Chun Doo-hwan right after the December 12 coup?"

Jang added, "The Blue House's retreat is ridiculous. They are working hard to create an alibi for avoiding responsibility," and stated, "Why do they have to put on such a 'show'? Because the President himself knows very well that ousting Yoon Seok-yeol is an abuse of power."

Jang said, "Because they fear judicial punishment in the future. If things go wrong, wouldn't Minister Choo be the only one punished?" and concluded, "They want to oust but fear repercussions; the Blue House is cowardly. Worse than incompetence is cowardice."