Before we knew it, South Korea’s former president Moon Jae-in had resigned from office for more than three months.
Unlike many people’s imagination of the comfortable life of a retired president, Moon Jae-in did not live a comfortable life after retiring as president.
First, demonstrators protested at his residence day and night, and recently he was investigated by the prosecutor for abuse of power.
Some people say that the president of South Korea is a high-risk profession, and I am honest in my words.
In fact, considering Moon Jae-in’s previous actions, it is not surprising that he was investigated this time, because he has offended too many people.
Everything starts from his origin.
Moon Jae-in, who was born in 1953, is known as the "son of a North Korean defector". His parents are both so-called "North Korean defectors" who fled from North Korea to South Korea. Because of this status, Moon Jae-in lived in very poverty when he was a child. Even having a full stomach was difficult.
Because he could not pay the tuition, Moon Jae-in was kicked out of school. However, this poor boy still relied on amazing perseverance and was admitted to Kyung Hee University with excellent results.
Having fought his way from the bottom of society to become president, Moon Jae-in’s life can be described as a model of counterattack. But his path was not simple, and even seemed a bit tragic.
When he was in college, Moon Jae-in was arrested and imprisoned and expelled from the school for actively participating in protests against Park Chung-hee .
After being released from prison, Moon Jae-in served as a soldier, returned to school, and passed the judicial examination.
However, because of his stain, he could not serve as a judge, so he had to settle for the next best thing and become a lawyer.
In 1982, Moon Jae-in joined Roh Moo-hyun 's law firm, and this decision would completely change the trajectory of his life.
With the lofty ideal of saving the world and benefiting the people, Moon Jae-in and Roh Moo-hyun hit it off, and they agreed to be innocent lawyers.
In order to uphold justice, they often speak out in defense of the weak and do not accept any money.
In the Sino-South Korean fishing vessel vendetta that shocked the world in 1996, it was Moon Jae-in who argued hard and defended six Chinese crew members despite the pressure of surging public opinion, and had the sentences of five of the six commuted from the death penalty to life imprisonment. Yu Yi died.
The reason why Moon Jae-in did this was just for the word "justice" in his heart.
Later, in order to pursue greater political ambitions, Roh Moo-hyun entered politics and became president along the way. Although Moon Jae-in was not interested in entering politics, in order to help his close friend, he still chose to follow him and assist him as his right-hand man.
Because of his close relationship with Roh Moo-hyun, Moon Jae-in even got the nickname "Roh Moo-hyun's shadow". During his reign,
offended too many forces in order to realize his political ideals, rectify government affairs, and crack down on chaebols.
After leaving office, Roh Moo-hyun was accused of corruption on the grounds that his wife had accepted US$1 million in stolen money.
Even though Roh Moo-hyun’s wife took out the $1 million IOU, public opinion and prosecutors were still unyielding and continued to put pressure on Roh Moo-hyun.
On May 23, 2009, 63-year-old Roh Moo-hyun could not bear the pressure and committed suicide by jumping off a cliff, proving his innocence to the world in such a helpless way.
For Moon Jae-in, Roh Moo-hyun was both a good mentor and a helpful friend. Roh’s departure devastated him.
It was also because of Roh Moo-hyun's departure that Moon Jae-in made the decision to enter politics. He wanted revenge and he wanted to complete Roh Moo-hyun's unfinished business.
Moon Jae-in immediately started running for Congress and participated in the presidential election in 2012, chasing Lee Myung-bak the next president. But that year, Moon Jae-in narrowly lost to the well-known Park Geun-hye .
But Moon Jae-in did not give up. He made a comeback in 2017 and was successfully elected as the 19th President of South Korea.
As soon as he took office, Moon Jae-in launched an investigation into Lee Myung-bak and sent Lee Myung-bak to prison with a 207-page indictment.
On October 29, 2020, Lee Myung-bak's final verdict was handed down and he was sentenced to 7 years in prison.
At this time, 11 years have passed since Roh Moo-hyun jumped off a cliff to express his ambition.
It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. In order to avenge Roh Moo-hyun, Moon Jae-in waited 11 years.
What many people didn’t expect was that Moon Jae-in’s revenge was not over.
He knew that Lee Myung-bak was not the only one responsible for Roh Moo-hyun's death.
He wants to attack the chaebol and make the chaebol standing behind Lee Myung-bak pay the price.
However, the chaebol is not as easy to deal with as Lee Myung-bak. He needs to wait for an opportunity.
In March 2019, taking the "Victory Gate" incident as an opportunity, Moon Jae-in ordered a comprehensive investigation of the Korean entertainment industry.
I believe everyone is familiar with the dirty deals between South Korea's entertainment industry and chaebols. A thorough investigation of the entertainment industry is undoubtedly Moon Jae-in's first shot at the chaebols.
It’s no wonder that Moon Jae-in’s statement at the time was “I’m willing to risk my fate to get to the bottom of it.”
Moon Jae-in certainly knows how difficult this road is. The chaebol group has deep roots. With his own strength, he has not been able to bring it down at all. their possibility.
But he did it without hesitation.
In 2021, Moon Jae-in sent Lee Jae-yong , the only son of Samsung leader Lee Kun-hee , to prison.
Although Lee Jae-yong was released on parole after not serving a long sentence, given his status, he probably would never have thought that he would be imprisoned in this life.
How many people have Offended Moon Jae-in over the years, how many people will shoot revenge bullets at him after he steps down.
No, the investigation against him has already begun.
Did you notice? Enemies have tried to accuse Moon of abuse of power, not corruption.
In Moon Jae-in, they can't even find a handle on 1 million.
And 1 million is probably just what the chaebols spend for one night of their sensuality.
In the end, the author still wants to say:
Moon Jae-in, this righteous man who holds the torch high in the dark country, deserves our respect and blessings.
