Rep. Joo Jin-woo of the People Power Party has filed a complaint against President Lee Jae-myung. On October 2, Joo accused the president of leaking confidential information after he posted a photo of a classified document on X (formerly Twitter).
In a post on his Facebook account, Joo stated, "The president is also a public servant. Public servants who leak official secrets have been punished without exception."
Previously, on September 29, President Lee had shared a post on X praising the efforts of police, the Financial Services Commission, and the National Intelligence Service in combating voice phishing. He included a document titled 'Daily Comprehensive Situation Report,' which contained statistics indicating a decrease in voice phishing incidents, marked with the word 'confidential' in red.
According to Article 127 of the Criminal Act, public officials or former public officials who disclose official secrets are subject to imprisonment for up to two years, hard labor, or disqualification for up to five years.
In response, the Blue House clarified that the president is allowed to disclose confidential documents. Joo countered this explanation, questioning, "What kind of king does the president think he is? If that is the case, then all documents related to the National Election Commission's special investigation reported to President Lee should be made public."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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