On March 4, Yun Seok-yeol, then the prosecutor general. News 1
“Professor, can I do politics?”
On the 19th, former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol asked 101-year-old philosopher Kim Hyung-seok, an emeritus professor at Yonsei University. After resigning from the post of prosecutor general on the 5th, the first trip after breaking up at home for two weeks was Professor Kim Hyeong-seok, an elder philosopher of the Republic of Korea, and his first question was “politics,” which is inevitable. .
Dialogue with Seok-Yeol Yoon delivered by Professor Hyung-Seok Kim
Former President Yoon was a law student and prosecutor after graduating from Seoul National University’s law school and graduate school for 27 years. Most of them were researchers of the Central Investigation Department of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office and Prosecutors of the Special Department. For him, politics can be a heavy duty and a terrifying challenge.
However, the answer of an old philosopher who is 40 years old was unexpectedly simple and gave great comfort to former President Yun.
“Anyone who has a patriotic spirit, a person with a big bowl, or anyone who wants to leave something for the people alone, it’s okay to do politics. You seem to be patriotic and have a passion for democracy to stick to the constitution. I wouldn’t recommend you to be active in politics, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t. Don’t worry too much.” (Hyung-Seok Kim, Professor Emeritus of Yonsei University)
Professor Hyung-Seok Kim “If you have patriotism and a big bowl, do it”
According to the academic and legal circles on the 22nd, former President Yoon visited Professor Kim’s home in Yeonhui-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 19th, and had a conversation about the same for about two hours.
It is said that the meeting between the two was made when Yoon Ki-joong, an emeritus professor at Yonsei University, who is the father of former President Yoon, first asked, “I will greet you with my son.” Former President Yoon has admired Prof. Hyung-Seok Kim and Pastor Won-Yong Kang (Chief of the Little Christian Academy in 2006) since his school days, and is said to have enjoyed reading the books of the two.
Former President Yoon said, “The two lives are the same as modern Korean history.” Both Prof. Kim and Pastor Kang have something in common that they are devout Christians from North Korea under Japanese rule. Former President Yoon is known to have been greatly impressed by reading 『After Living a Hundred Years』, published by Professor Kim in July 2016.
Professor Kim told the JoongAng Ilbo, “After retiring from office after being swept away by various whirlwinds, it seems that he found me in the car asking where to confess his complicated mind. (Professor Yoon) had an acquaintance, so I once saw it in private.”
Former President Yoon is said to have met Professor Kim and confessed his concerns about whether he should pursue politics in the future. Professor Kim said, “I felt a lot of loneliness,” saying, “Former President Yoon seemed to be pulled up to decide something about politics.” The following is a reorganization of the dialogue with former President Yun, based on Professor Kim’s explanation, in one question and one answer.
Former President Yun: I was worried about the government’s excessive prosecution reform.
Professor Kim Hyung-Seok: I think the government was wrong. It wasn’t a reform for the nation and people, it was a reform for the regime. It’s not reform, it’s deformation.
Yun: It seems that common sense doesn’t work.
Kim: That’s right. There are many cases where the stories that the Blue House or the ruling party bring out now do not connect with common sense. Justice is on my side, not justice on your side. This dichotomy is prevalent. You can’t make a good society if you don’t catch it right away. It is also a problem that the predictability is poor. Many people criticize former President Lee Myung-bak, but at that time I was guessing how to solve any problems… . I can’t guess at the current government.
Professor Kim was present at this meeting, pointing to the patriotism of former President Yoon and his big vessels, and gave advice that “I think I will do well in politics.” Former President Yun did not give an immediate reply, but he said he showed a positive response.
Hyungseok Kim Emeritus Professor at Yonsei University Reporter Kim Seong-ryong
“The movement rights and the legal professions are too lacking in international sense…” Grow”
Yun: By the way, I am lacking a lot.
Kim: There is something that everyone needs to make up for. The politics of our country is led by those from the legal and activist circles, and people of this category do not have an international sense.
Yun: I don’t have enough experience or support in politics… .
Kim: That’s okay. You just need to be patriotic and have a big bowl. What is the big bowl? It means that you can work with many people. Except for former President Yoon to do politics with a desire to become famous or to rise to a high position, it would be worse than those who politicize now, I am worried, there is no such thing.
Yun: Some say that there are no talents in the opposition to be president.
Kim: There are no more talents in the passport. I only see people who will follow President Moon Jae-in. It means that having no talent is the same as Yeo or Yana. Talent must be created in the future. The real problem is that no one knows how to work together than no one has talent. I hope that the stories we talked about today will be kept in mind not only by former President Yun, but also by many people who want to become president.
Reporter Minjoong Kim [email protected]
