Im Jong-seok claims that the investigation into him is political retaliation… South Korea's ruling party counters, saying it is a ”legitimate process to reveal the actual truth”

On the 20th, South Korea's ruling party, the People Power Party, announced that Im Jong-seok, who served as chief of staff to the president under the Moon Jae-in administration, had accused the prosecution of investigating him as "political retaliation" and "dishonesty."
In response to the backlash, calling it a "pure political drama," he said, "You can't hide the sky with your hands." Kim Young-Ji, a spokesperson for the party, said in a verbal statement on the same day, "
"The prosecutor's investigation is not political retaliation, but a legitimate process under the criminal justice system to uncover the actual truth," he said, adding, "Everything will come to light during the investigation."
Kim urged him to "reflect his own words that 'we should fear the people' on himself." Lim said that under the Moon Jae-in administration, former lawmaker Lee Sang-jik was a small and medium-sized bench.
He was summoned to the prosecution for questioning on the day, as he is suspected of interfering in the appointment process of the chairman of the Cha Industrial Promotion Corporation.