Blue House Says It Will Not Respond to Yoo Si-min's Claim That Lee's Approach Will Fail, Adds That Prosecution Reform Has Never Been Shaken

[Financial News] The Blue House said on the 16th that it would not separately respond to author Yoo Si-min's criticism that President Lee Jae-myung's approach to state affairs will "end in failure." However, in response to Yoo's claim that the delay in prosecution reform stemmed from the President's intentions, it drew a line, saying that "the core value of prosecution reform, the separation of investigation and indictment, has never been shaken."
At a briefing at the Chunchugwan Press Center, Blue House Chief spokesperson Kang Yoo-jung said, in response to a question about the administration's position on Yoo's remarks, "I can say that the Blue House and the President have never wavered on the core value of prosecution reform, which is the separation of investigation and indictment."
She added, "We do not take separate positions or respond separately to remarks by specific individuals."
Earlier, Yoo appeared on the YouTube channel Maebul Show the previous day and described President Lee's push to broaden his support base and promote unity as a "very dangerous choice." He said, "I believe the path chosen by the President will end in failure." He also strongly criticized the President, saying he was making very wrong judgments and acting in ways that were harmful both to himself and to the country. On the delay in prosecution reform, he argued that the President does not want a complete separation between investigation and indictment.
Until now, Yoo has criticized President Lee's effort to expand his support base to include centrist and conservative voters, likening it to the so-called "reconstruction theory." He also cited the appointments of former Regulatory Rationalization Committee vice chair Lee Byung-tae and former People Power Party lawmaker John Linton to head the Korean Red Cross as examples of that expansion strategy.
Within the pro-Lee camp, the remarks drew criticism that he had "crossed the line."
west@fnnews.com Sung Seok-woo Reporter