Seoul, South Korea – The former president of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, called his Accusation for bribery charges “Unfair,” accusing prosecutors to abuse their power in what he called a politically motivated investigation.
Moon’s comments occurred one day after prosecutors in the southern city of Jeonju announced their accusation for accusations that a budget airline gave their son -in -law a lucrative work of non -presentation during his presidency.
Meeting with the president of the National Assembly Woo Won-Shik, Moon said that he feels that prosecutors are “advancing in a default direction, regardless of what” and that his case was an example of “how the politicized prosecution has become and how the prosecutor’s power is being abused.” The former liberal leader was visiting the National Assembly for an event that marked the seventh anniversary of its 2018 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, held during a brief period of commitment between rival Koreas.
Moon’s accusation adds to a Long list of South Korean leaders who have faced criminal accusations or scandals near the end of their terms or after leaving office. On June 3, South Korea will celebrate a presidential election to select a successor to the conservative president Yoon Suk Yeol, who was recently eliminated from the position by a poorly conceived imposition of martial law In December.
Yoon, who previously served as attorney general under the administration of the Moon before a high profile consequence with liberal leadership, now faces a criminal trial for charges of rebellion related to the decree.
The political allies of Moon in the main opposition Democratic party have portrayed the accusation as a political revenge, promoted by Yoon’s supporters in the prosecution service to humiliate the former liberal leader before the elections.
Prosecutors claim that Moon, who served as president of 2017-2022, received bribes for a total of 217 million Wones ($ 151,000) from Lee Sang-Jik, founder of the Thai Budget Transportist Thai Eastar Jet. The bribes were allegedly in the form of financial support for the son-in-law of Moon between 2018-2020.
Prosecutors say that the man, who according to the reports divorced Moon’s daughter in 2021, was hired by Lee’s company in Thailand despite not having experience in the airline industry, and did minimal duties while claiming to work remotely from South Korea.
The prosecutors said they had not found evidence that Moon directly arranged the political favors for Lee, but that he reads, who worked in the Moon campaign, probably expected his assistance to be reimbursed. Later, Lee was appointed head of the agency of companies and small and medium -sized companies financed by the state of Korea and was nominated by Moon’s party to run for Parliament while Moon was in office.
