Former Labour Minister Kim Moon-soo accuses Lee Jae-myungโ ofโ Being “Chief and Final” Obligation for Daejang-dong Scandal
SEOUL,November 17,2025 -โ After a 15-dayโฃ silence on โฃFacebook,former Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Moon-sooโ launched a โฃsharp critique of president Lee Jae-myung,directly โblaming him โas “theโ chief and final person responsible for the Daejang-dong crime.” The post, publishedโ around 4:25 pm today,โฃ comes amidstโฃ renewed โฃscrutiny โขofโ Lee Jae-myung’s ongoing legal battles โfollowing the abandonment of an appeal in the Daejang-dong case.
Kim Moon-soo, who ran against Lee Jae-myung in the last presidential election, detailed his accusations in a lengthy Facebook โpost, asserting โขthat Lee Jae-myung, while servingโฃ asโค Seongnam Mayor, held sole responsibility forโ key โขdecisions related to the โฃcontroversial urban progress project.โ specifically, Kim Moon-soo stated Lee Jae-myung was responsible for “designating, establishing, notifying, and revising Daejang-dong as an urban development zone,” as well as “designating and supervisingโ Kim Man-bae and his gang as โproject implementers,” and “inspecting and notifying completion of โคconstruction” – all actions dictated by the ‘Urban Development Act.’
Beyond the Daejang-dong incident, Kim Moon-soo characterizedโ the current political climate as an โข”unprecedented disaster in the history of the world,” criticizingโ attempts by the โฃgovernment โฃand rulingโค party to reshape โthe legal landscape. He specifically referenced efforts to abolish the Prosecutor’s Office, questioning how a nation โคcould allowโ a suspectโข facing five trials toโ possiblyโค dismantle the โฃinstitutionsโ meant to โhold him accountable.
“What exactly is a nation?” Kim โMoon-soo wrote, questioning theโฃ legitimacy of a “Democratic Party” that he โขalleges remodels courts, abolishes the Prosecutor’s Office, and even โinvestigates โthe cell phones of public โservants.
The postโ follows Kim Moon-soo’s earlier November โข1st Facebook post, titledโ ‘Innocent in election, guilty in defeat. Isโค this the rule of law?’ which addressed his own recent โreferral to the prosecution on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act. He was investigated โคafter the โDemocratic Party of Korea filed a complaint regarding his distribution of businessโ cards โto โvoters at GTX-A Suseoโ station on May 2nd while aโข preliminary candidate. While initially receiving โa warning โขfrom โคthe National Election commission, theโข case was later escalated to the prosecution.
Background: โค The Daejang-dong development scandal centers around allegations of corruption and illicit โenrichment โฃrelated to a land development โฃproject in Seongnam, Gyeonggi โคprovince, during Lee Jae-myung’sโ tenure as mayor. the case has been a majorโค political flashpoint in South Korea, fueling โintense debate over corruption and โaccountability. Kim Moon-soo’s accusations represent a significant escalation of criticism fromโค a prominent political figureโฃ who directly challenged Lee Jae-myung for the presidency.