"Insulting the Deceased" vs "Answer the Facts First"... Jokook and Han Donghun Clash Over Investigation Into Roh Moo-hyun

Han Donghun: "It is a fact that Roh's associates received Piaget watches and tens of billions of won"

Jokook: "The issue concerns 'Roh's associates,' not the late president himself; dishonoring the deceased"

Clash on social media over legitimacy of prosecution investigation

Jokook, Director of the Innovation Policy Research Institute of the Jokook Innovation Party, criticized Independent Assemblyman Handonghun for his remarks about the late former President Roh Moo-hyun, calling them a "despicable act of political exhumation."

On October 2, Assemblyman Han posted on social media claiming, "It is a fact that people related to former President Roh received two Piaget watches worth about 300 million won and tens of billions of won," and argued that the progressive camp has been using the narrative that "Roh Moo-hyun was a victim of a fabricated prosecution investigation" for political purposes.

Guk Jo, Head of the Innovation Policy Research Institute at the Guk Innovation Party. Yonhap News Agency

In response, Jokook stated, "This is a disgraceful act that insults the deceased," and countered, "Handonghun is well aware that it was 'Roh Moo-hyun's associates,' not the former president himself, who received money and valuables, yet he is once again dishonoring the late president." Jokook added, "It seems he dreams of reviving the kingdom of the prosecution," and emphasized, "We will not tolerate such a despicable act of political exhumation."

Assemblyman Han fired back again on October 3, stating, "You are appealing to emotions instead of addressing the facts," and demanded, "Answer whether it is true or false that former President Roh himself or his family received Piaget watches and tens of billions of won from Park Yeon-cha, former chairman of Taekwang Industrial."

Handonghun, Independent Member of the National Assembly. Photo by Dongjoo Yoon

Assemblyman Han continued to assert that "the prosecution's investigation into former President Roh was not fabricated, and former President Roh himself made a public apology," maintaining that the Democratic Party's claim that abolishing the prosecution system is 'revenge for Roh Moo-hyun' is a fiction.

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