South Korean Presidential Office spokesperson Kim Yiqian took office in February last year and resigned on March 29 on suspicion of real estate speculation. South Korean President Moon Jae-in accepted Kim Yiqian's resignation on the 29th. South Korean opposition officials clung to the incident and demanded that President Moon Jae-in apologize to the public. (Xinhua Net, March 30)
South Korean Presidential Office Spokesperson Jin Yiqian resigned from the real estate speculator. The South Korean opposition party asked Moon Jae-in to apologize to the public. Should Moon Jae-in apologize? Personally, I should apologize.
Speaking of apology, people naturally think of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye. In 2016, Park Geun-hye was exposed as a “trustworthy member of the government”. The Korean people demanded an apology from Park Geun-hye, but Park Geun-hye resolutely did not apologize; as a last resort, Park Geun-hye apologized. The Korean people believed that Park Geun-hye's apology was not sincere and did not accept it. After Park Geun-hye's impeachment case was unanimously passed by eight courts in South Korea's Constitutional Court, Park Geun-hye had to step down. It stands to reason that the grievances of the Korean people should have disappeared; but until now, Park Geun-hye has been sentenced to 33 years, but the Korean people still did not forgive Park Geun-hye. Perhaps this is the consequence that Park Geun-hye should bear if he does not apologize or apologizes in time. From this perspective alone, Moon Jae-in should apologize in time.
The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. Moon Jae-in is responsible for Jin Yiqian's suspected real estate speculation, whether it is true or not. It is no exaggeration to say that whether the Korean opposition parties or the people question Kim Yi-qian, they question the Moon Jae-in government and the Democratic Party, the ruling party of Moon Jae-in. The Common Democratic Party convened a closed-door meeting early on March 29, asking the government and ruling party officials to reflect and act in a way that meets public expectations. Shouldn't Moon Jae-in apologize or reflect? The Common Democratic Party has already spoken out. What is Moon Jae-in waiting for?
Kim Yiqian, Park Geun-hye, and Moon Jae-in's intertwined relationship requires Moon Jae-in to apologize. According to reports, in September 2016, Jin Yiqian took the lead in identifying Park Geun-hye’s "political bestie" Cui Soon-sil, and fired the first shot to uncover the scandal of "trustworthy in politics"; after that, Jin Yiqian became the leader of the special interview team and exclusively broadcast multiple scandal news. In February last year, Moon Jae-in nominated Kim Eigum as the spokesperson of the Presidential Office of South Korea. The outside world naturally linked the relationship between the three: Is Kim Eigeon being reused by Moon Jae-in because it was revealed that Park Geun-hye’s "confidant in politics"? Did Moon Jae-in's political persecution of Park Geun-hye? In fact, in order to prevent the outside world from always pulling the three together, Moon Jae-in must come forward to clarify anything about Jin Yiqian; especially when real estate speculation is very sensitive in South Korea, Jin Yiqian resigns when he is involved in real estate speculation. How can Moon Jae-in resign? Don't apologize?
Moon Jae-in's support rate is currently continuously hitting record lows, falling below the 70%, 60%, and 50% mark, and now only about 45%. Moon Jae-in apologized in time for Jin Yiqian’s resignation for his involvement in real estate speculation. Although he cannot increase Moon Jae-in’s approval rate, if Moon Jae-in resolutely does not apologize, his approval rate will undoubtedly continue to decline. When and to what extent will Moon Jae-in's approval rate drop? Is it true that Moon Jae-in is not afraid to follow Park Geun-hye's old path-he was impeached, stepped down, or even tried and sentenced? (Mao Kaiyun)
