SEOUL, KOREA - Lawmaker Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party is examined by the prosecution at 2p.m. on 6thNov. questioned about deletion of a transcript of the inter-Korean summit.
Prosecutors have summoned lawmaker Moon as a testifier, thereupon Moon declared himself, “I will stand resolutely and confidently.”
Moon was the Chief Presidential Secretary and a chairperson of the inter-Korean summit in 2007, since then he has been involved in taking meeting transcripts and transferring Presidential Archives both directly and indirectly.
Kim Kwang-soo, a chief prosecutor of 2ndPublic security department of Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office who is investigating the case, will reveal whether Moon actually appointed the transcript as a record of the president, had intended to delete the first version (the recovered version in Bongha e-backup system) and to do not transfer the revised version on purpose or followed late President Roh Moo-hyun’s instructions.
Some say the prosecutors have a tentative conclusion that the eliminated transcript and the transcript which not has been transfered to a new Preaidential Archives are followed by instructions from the superior authority, therefore investigating Moon is the final confirm in a finishing step.
The Democratic Party has expressed upset over the summons. Kim Kwan-young, a chief spokesman of the Democratic Party censured the prosecution, “It is not advisable and unheard-of that the summons against one of candidates for presidency as a testifier without any specific suspicions.”
The ruling party shows a mixed reaction on this. A spokesman of Saenuri Pary, Kim Tae-hmm, defended the prosecution, “It is not advisable to blame a fair investigation which is under no political attention.”
The prosecution will issue a public statement about who will be subject to criminal punishment and levels of punishment as soon as whole investigation is complete after the investigation for Moon this afternoon.
