President Moon Jae-in is answering a reporter’s question at a New Year’s press conference held at the Blue House Chunchu Hall on the 18th. yunhap news
President Moon Jae-in, who met reporters after a year after the New Year’s press conference last year, expressed a clear opinion in general without avoiding a sharp issue. In the meantime, it was due to the controversy over the’disadvantageous’ controversy. As he entered his 5th year of office, he had a strong attitude to close and close the cracks as much as possible on the conflict issues that had a loud burst. However, President Moon drew a line about the pardon for former Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye, saying, “It is a very unfortunate situation nationally” and “But now is not the time to speak. On the morning of the 18th, President Moon held a press conference at the Cheongwadae Chunchu Hall, and expressed his thoughts on various pending issues, including the former president’s amnesty, prosecution reform, corona 19 quarantine, real estate, and inter-Korean relations. President Moon replied, “If the people do not sympathize with the amnesty, this amnesty cannot be a way of unification,” from the pardon of the former president received as the first question. President Moon said, “I have been worried a lot, but I will tell you my opinions honestly.” “The fact that the two former presidents are imprisoned is very unfortunate nationally. Still, now is not the time to say pardon.” “The trial process is now over. The tremendous state-run non-government and power-type corruption were confirmed to be true, and the national damage was severe. The pain and wounds of the people are great. However, as soon as the sentence is over, turning around and saying amnesty, although amnesty is the authority of the president, I don’t think I have the right to say that to politicians, including the president.” However, President Moon said, “It is worth listening to the opinion that the people who supported the former president will achieve national unity through amnesty that encompasses the current situation. I think the time will come when we have to do it.” When asked if the period was before retirement, President Moon said, “It is difficult to say in advance what will happen in the future. I think it is difficult to exercise the unilateral amnesty that is not based on the consensus of the people.” For the prosecutor General Choi Jae-hyung and Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, who had established passports and angles, the conflict was settled in a way that emphasized the independence of the auditor and the neutrality of the prosecution. President Moon said, “I don’t think it’s a political purpose,” in connection with the audit of the Board of Audit and Inspection in connection with the early closure of the Wolseong nuclear power plant and the subsequent prosecution investigation. In this context, he rebelled against the passport and said, “To put my evaluation in a word, it is just the’prosecutor general of the Moon Jae-in government’.” I don’t think I’m playing the role of the prosecutor general while thinking about politics.” By Lee Wan, staff reporter [email protected]