In Hyung-cheol Park’s testimony, “False Answers to the Fatherland”, “We had to defend our country”

Cho Kook, a former Minister of Justice, attended the National Assembly Steering Committee on December 31, 2018 as a high-ranking civilian. [연합뉴스]

The trial of former Justice Minister Cho Kook on suspicion of prosecution in the Seoul Central District Court on the 3rd. Former Minister Cho, who appeared in court as a defendant and witness that day, explained that in December 2018 in the Assembly National in December 2018, the fact that Yoo Jae-soo, former director of non-falsified intelligence at the Financial Services Commission, was weak is a “ political defense ” against the opposition offensive.

Former Blue House anti-corruption secretary Hyung-cheol Park, who attended the same court last month, said: “(Former Minister Cho’s answer to the National Assembly) is not true. I wrote the draft” and said: he made a false answer to the National Assembly and the media. ” At that time, the special supervision team largely confirmed Yoo Jae-soo’s misconduct, so former Minister Cho’s answer, “weak intelligence,” was a lie.

In response to former Secretary Park’s testimony, Cho said, “It is not appropriate for me to comment (on former Secretary Park),” but “I don’t think (the answer) is false. I think this is an autopsy.” He refuted.

In May last year, the head of the Blue House at the time of his homeland was having tea at the meeting of senior advisers held at the Blue House. On the left is Park Hyung-cheol, anti-corruption secretary. [연합뉴스]

Former Secretary Park, accused of being an accessory to Cho’s accomplice, was watching Cho’s statement from the defendant’s seat immediately behind him. The distance between the two was only 1m. Former Minister Cho said: “The National Assembly is not a court. It is the head of a political battle and it should have defended it politically.”

Former Minister Cho attended the National Assembly Steering Committee in December 2018 as a retiree from the Blue House. At that time, Kim Tae-woo, former Blue House Special Superintendent, continued to speak, and in opposition, there was no budget review without Cho’s attendance at the National Assembly. Former Minister Cho, who went to the National Assembly after labor, was asked about Prosecutor Jae-soo Yoo’s suspicions, and replied:

However, contrary to former Minister Cho’s response, it was revealed that the Blue House Special Superintendent of Prosecutors had already confirmed a significant portion of Yu’s misconduct during the prosecution’s investigation. Former Secretary Park and In-geol Lee, then the Blue House special superintendent and the Blue House special superintendent, testified in this way in court.

However, with the logic of ‘political defense’, Cho said: “At the time, it was not clear whether the relevance of the work or the price was not clear. I tried to emphasize this. As I had to defend, the National Assembly responded with a weak tone. ” I did it.”

Former Justice Minister Cho Kook is heading to the court to attend an ongoing trial held at the Seoul Central District Court on the 3rd, answering questions from journalists. [연합뉴스]

The prosecutor for the trial referred to earlier testimony that former Minister Cho confirmed former Director Yoo’s misconduct and then ordered his resignation. He pointed. It is a contradiction. Former Minister Cho refuted: “No. It is completely consistent (without contradiction). I did not request an investigation, but did I say I could receive a resignation?”

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