Yoon Seok-yeol: "Moon Jae-in Politicized Even Death... Will Disclose Materials on West Sea Killed Public Official Case if Elected"

"Moon Jae-in Government, Death of West Sea Official is 'Concealment', Death of Cheonan Ship Hero is 'Distortion'"

Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, stated, "If elected, I will disclose the related materials from the time of the killing of the public official in the West Sea."

On the afternoon of the 7th, Yoon posted on his Facebook, saying, "What exactly does the Moon Jae-in administration want to hide? Is it the government's incompetence, or North Korea's brutality?"

He said, "The bereaved families of the West Sea public official killing case filed an information disclosure lawsuit against the Blue House, the Coast Guard, and the Ministry of National Defense on the 12th of last month, and the first trial ruled to disclose some information except for military secrets. However, the Blue House and the National Security Office appealed this decision."

Yoon continued, "Just a year ago, President Moon Jae-in said he would personally take care of the bereaved families. However, there was no contact, and he remained silent on requests for visits. What was the president's 'promise'?"

Yoon also said, "I read the writing of Captain Choi Won-il of the Cheonan ship. In October, the Gwangjin Police Station dismissed charges against a YouTuber who defamed the honor of the Cheonan heroes. On November 30th, the Eastern District Prosecutors' Office made the same decision. The police added that 'various hypotheses and debates are ongoing regarding the Cheonan sinking incident.' This means a state agency has completely denied the government's official investigation results. This is something that cannot be understood logically," he pointed out.

He added, "Above all, I am outraged by the behavior of politically exploiting even the deaths of the people. The ruling power tried to 'conceal' the death of the West Sea public official and 'distort' the death of the Cheonan heroes."

Furthermore, Yoon emphasized, "If elected, I will disclose the related materials from the time of the West Sea public official killing case. I will not neglect proper respect and support for soldiers who sacrificed for the country, including the Cheonan heroes. I will ensure that insults to the armed forces personnel do not take root in our society. I will create a country where citizens are safe and uniforms are respected."