[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] Independent lawmaker Hong Joon-pyo pointed out on the 7th, "Right now, President Moon Jae-in and his aides are solely focused on how to deal with Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung." He predicted that they would be contemplating how to structure the presidential election landscape around Lee, a leading contender within the party.
Through Facebook on the same day, Rep. Hong said, "Would they really leave Lee, who has a stronger tendency for betrayal and revenge than the opposition party, untouched and try to shape the presidential election landscape?"
He criticized, "In February 2002, as soon as the Roh Moo-hyun administration took office, then Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs Moon Jae-in betrayed former President Kim Dae-jung, who made Roh president, by accepting a special prosecutor investigation into the North Korea remittance scandal. He belittled the inter-Korean summit with Kim Jong-il, which was a lifelong achievement of former President Kim, as a dollar smuggling meeting, and became the main figure of betrayal by founding the Uri Party and breaking away from the Democratic Party."
He continued, "President Moon Jae-in, who has experienced such thorough betrayal," and pointed out, "Whether as Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs or during his presidency, Moon has lived a political life stained with betrayal and vendettas. His mind must be truly complicated now, as he approaches the end of his term."
He emphasized, "They (President Moon and his aides) will be solely focused on how to deal with Lee, who is even less trustworthy than the opposition party," and added, "We must watch how they arrange schemes and create a pro-Moon presidential candidate for post-retirement safety, and prepare countermeasures so as not to be deceived any longer."
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