▲ Rep. Kwak Sang-un
Democratic Party Representative Kwak Sang-un targeted party members who invoke his late father-in-law, former President Roh Moo-hyun, in relation to the so-called "prosecutorial reform" on August 2, urging, "Please do not consume President Roh Moo-hyun's death as a symbolic means."
Rep. Kwak issued a sharp criticism on his Facebook page that day, stating, "Using President Roh Moo-hyun's final choice as a political plaything for a politician's personal and political gain is no different from turning his name into a mere laughingstock."
He noted, "Many politicians are once again summoning President Roh Moo-hyun's politics, the Roh Moo-hyun spirit, and even President Roh Moo-hyun's death," pointing to remarks made by former President Moon Jae-in and former Party Leader Jung Chung-rae, who mentioned the late former president after the passage of the Criminal Procedure Act amendment bill that completely abolishes the prosecution's direct investigative powers.
He also referred to fellow party lawmaker Kim Yong-min visiting the grave of former President Roh to offer the Criminal Procedure Act amendment bill as a "political performance," criticizing that "the claims of these individuals are completely different from President Roh Moo-hyun's intentions or his politics."
He pointed out, "They are disguising things that are not Roh Moo-hyun's politics as if they were historical political facts pursued by Roh, pursuing their own political interests and deceiving the public," adding, "They are making the public perceive President Roh Moo-hyun only as a 'victim of the abuse of prosecutorial investigative powers,' actually misleading the public from seeing the true nature of the politics Roh pursued."
Rep. Kwak explained, "President Roh even rebuked the police's demands to completely abolish prosecutors' investigative command and grant the police independent authority to close investigations," adding, "This is because state power must be divided among powerful state agencies and must keep each other in check."
Rep. Kwak voted against the Criminal Procedure Act amendment bill during the National Assembly plenary session on July 31, despite it being an official party line bill, stating at the time, "The suffering of the people that will soon arrive is visible to my eyes, and the tears of the people are audible to my ears, so I could not make any other choice."
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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