The Blue House expresses regret over Yoo Si-min's remarks, legal response undecided

The Blue House expressed regret, saying that writer Yoo Simin distorted President Lee Jaemyung's remarks on prosecution reform. However, it said that whether to take legal action has not yet been decided. A Blue House official explained on the 24th that they were expressing concern over the president's intention for prosecution reform being interpreted differently from the facts, and that they were checking the situation as baseless criticism continued. This is the first time the Blue House has officially responded to Yoo's remarks. The controversy arose after President Lee recently explained in a press conference that the direction of prosecution reform is the separation of investigation and indictment. Writer Yoo criticized this, saying the president had taken a position different from his campaign pledge, while the Blue House countered that the president's remarks referred to the principle of separating the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency and the Prosecutors' Office.