By Choi Ha-young
Chun In-bum, ex-commander of the Special Warfare Command (SWC), quit the campaign team for leading presidential contender Moon Jae-in, Friday, after being dogged by a series of allegations.
"I will leave the country to study in the United States," Chun posted on Facebook. "I feel sorry for being a political burden on Moon."
However, Chun said he will do what he can do in the U.S. to promote Moon's security agenda and help boost the Korea-U.S. alliance.
A few days after he joined Moon's campaign as a security advisor, Chun was hit by the court's ruling to imprison his wife Shim Hwa-jin, president of Sungshin Women's University, for embezzling school funds.
He said earlier on social media, "If my wife did anything wrong, I would shoot her with a pistol."
Later, a civic group criticized the retired special force head's previous evasion of responsibility over two soldiers' death. The professors' group added criticism against Moon who recruited Chun, who allegedly mobilized university employees when he was promoted to major general.
His interview published on Thursday drew further criticism from the second-largest opposition People's Party based in the Jeolla region, for denying ex-President Chun Doo-hwan's responsibility for a massacre in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province in 1980.
"It is Moon's mistake since Chun did the interview after joining Moon's team," Ko Yeon-ho, spokeswoman of the People's Party said, Friday.
Moon's spokesman said the camp would respect Chun's decision.
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| Chun In-bum |
"I will leave the country to study in the United States," Chun posted on Facebook. "I feel sorry for being a political burden on Moon."
However, Chun said he will do what he can do in the U.S. to promote Moon's security agenda and help boost the Korea-U.S. alliance.
A few days after he joined Moon's campaign as a security advisor, Chun was hit by the court's ruling to imprison his wife Shim Hwa-jin, president of Sungshin Women's University, for embezzling school funds.
He said earlier on social media, "If my wife did anything wrong, I would shoot her with a pistol."
Later, a civic group criticized the retired special force head's previous evasion of responsibility over two soldiers' death. The professors' group added criticism against Moon who recruited Chun, who allegedly mobilized university employees when he was promoted to major general.
His interview published on Thursday drew further criticism from the second-largest opposition People's Party based in the Jeolla region, for denying ex-President Chun Doo-hwan's responsibility for a massacre in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province in 1980.
"It is Moon's mistake since Chun did the interview after joining Moon's team," Ko Yeon-ho, spokeswoman of the People's Party said, Friday.
Moon's spokesman said the camp would respect Chun's decision.
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