(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Hyeong-seop = President Lee Jae-myung said on the 15th, "I have long said that all of my policies and directions reflect the miserable lives of myself and my neighbors. Although the processes, methods, and means have become more practical and cautious, the direction has not changed."
On this day, President Lee posted on X (old Twitter), ‘The direction has changed. After sharing a post written by a netizen to the effect that "supporting President Lee due to concerns about constitutional amendment and reform being ineffective was futile," he said, "It's really unfortunate that you think that way."
In the post, President Lee expressed his opinions one by one on the issues presented as reasons for 'withdrawing support.'
First of all, regarding the 'concern about constitutional amendment', the premise was that "Constitutional amendment requires the consent of more than 200 lawmakers, including the People Power Party, so it cannot be done as desired."
At the same time, he said, "There is no way they will amend the Constitution with content that is advantageous to me, and the cabinet system or dual administration system that (some people) are concerned about is not the direction I prefer to go for constitutional amendment."
This is to repeatedly draw a line against suspicions raised by some that President Lee will work with People Power Party members to push for constitutional amendments to allow for reappointment or to reorganize the power structure with a cabinet system.
In this way, he dispelled doubts about constitutional amendments and emphasized that the will for reform has not changed.
President Lee said, "I have moved away from the position of representing the people and some of their supporters and have become a president who must represent everyone and take ultimate responsibility for everything," and added, "I always promise that my orientation toward a world in which we live together cannot and should not change."
He continued, "Reforms are being carried out more quickly than promised, and although it has only been a year, we are achieving a lot of results. Rather, too many reform tasks are being implemented at once, so some are pointing out reform overload or reform fatigue."
He also promised, “If there are insufficient reforms, please point out the reform tasks in detail,” and promised, “We will implement them as quickly as possible.”
In particular, regarding prosecution reform, he repeatedly emphasized his sincerity, saying, "I am the biggest victim of the previous administration and some unscrupulous political prosecutors."
President Lee explained, "Investigation and prosecution are essential functions for maintaining social order, and a competent investigation and prosecution organization is necessary. Some corrupt prosecutors are the problem, but not all prosecutors are corrupt, and there are prosecutors who sacrifice their lives for the people and the country."
Furthermore, he explained, "Essential national institutions and systems should not be destroyed or disabled," and "A practical and practical reform is to ensure that they function well while minimizing side effects and the possibility of abuse."
President Lee added, "100% of the investigative authority has been taken away from prosecutors, and the investigation and prosecution functions have been separated and placed in separate ministries to keep each other in check. Now, the important task is to ensure that this system functions properly."
This is a passage that appears to emphasize the 'practicality' of the current government's prosecution reform while emphasizing that his will to reform has not retreated.
Lastly, President Lee emphasized, "It may be difficult to understand what I say now, but as time passes and specific results are revealed, your thoughts may change. If you have a little more patience and work together, we will be able to get closer to the 'world where we all live together' that everyone hopes for."
