[정치]”If you buy now, it’s not the time to talk”… Lee Nak-yeon, saying that he respects it, heading to Gwangju

[앵커]

At the New Year’s press conference today (18th), President Moon Jae-in’s position regarding the amnesty of former presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye was also a major concern, but he made it clear that now is not the time.

Lee Nak-yeon, head of the Dong-A-Democratic Party, who took the pardon first, said he respected the will and headed to Honam.

This is reporter Woo Cheol-hee.

[기자]

When the issue of the amnesty of former Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye came up as the first question, President Moon Jae-in began answering heavily, saying he expected it to be an important question.

He expressed his hardship to speak honest thoughts, and drew a line clearly saying that now is not the time to say pardon.

[문재인 / 대통령 : 두 분의 전임 대통령이 지금 수감된 사실은 국가적으로 매우 불행한 사태입니다. 그래도 지금은 사면을 말할 때가 아니라는 생각입니다.]

President Moon explained why the national damage and disappointment of the people due to the tremendous government-run non-governmental and power-type corruption were so great that there was no reflection.

Someday, the time will come to say pardons, but he said that the premise of consensus among the people is that it can lead to division, not integration.

[문재인 / 대통령 : 과거의 잘못을 부정하고 또 재판 결과를 인정하지 않는 차원에서 사면 요구하는 움직임에 대해서는 국민들의 상식이 용납하지 않을 것이라 생각하고 저 역시 받아들이기 어렵습니다.]

The response of Dong-A-Democratic Party President Lee Nak-yeon, who said it would ease the burden on the President, and took the pardon first seemed heavy.

After leaving short words saying that I respected the President’s will, I got on the train to Gwangju before the interview was over.

[이낙연 / 더불어민주당 대표 : 대통령의 뜻을 존중합니다. (사면 관련 얘기도) 네, 제가 방금 말씀드렸죠?]

Representative Lee Nak-yeon was also surrounded by citizens demanding complete withdrawal of amnesty from the May 18th National Cemetery in Gwangju.

I aimed to reverse the approval ratings of the recently inferior presidential powers with harmony, which is my strength, led by amnesty, but the situation has become an irrational number.

The apparent reason for the visit to Gwangju is the New Year’s greetings and public sentiment, but even in Honam, which is the political base, it can be interpreted as a move to rebuild the foundation for support after Governor Lee Jae-myeong was defeated.

The power of the people and the National Assembly were fiercely criticized for pushing the people for the pardon that the President had to decide.

[주호영 / 국민의힘 원내대표 : 사면은 대통령의 고유 권한인데 국민 통합을 위해 결단해야 할 문제지, 이런저런 정치적 고려로 오래 끌 일은 아니라고 봅니다.]

The Justice Party and the Open Democratic Party expressed sympathy.

As President Moon made a clear statement, the issue of amnesty is expected to sink below the water surface for a while unless a major variable comes out in the future.

YTN Woo Chul-hee[[email protected]]is.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]