Former President Moon Jae-in, who was indicted by prosecutors on bribery charges, unveiled a photo taken with First Lady Kim Jung-sook on the 26th.
On that day, former President Moon posted a photo on Facebook of himself with First Lady Kim under a tree in full bloom, accompanied by the phrase, "Do not worry at all."
This is interpreted as sending a message to his supporters that he would respond calmly regarding the recent indictment by prosecutors.
The photo appears to have been taken during a visit to the National Assembly for the 7th anniversary ceremony of the "April 27 Panmunjom Declaration" the day before.
Prior to attending the ceremony, former President Moon met with National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik. During this meeting, he stated, "The indictment itself is unjust, but it feels like it's being pushed forward unconditionally in a certain direction," adding, "This seems like a clear example of the politicization of the prosecution and the abuse of prosecutorial power."
Earlier, on the 24th, the Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office's Criminal Division 3 indicted former President Moon on charges of violating the Specific Economic Crimes Aggravated Punishment Act (bribery) without detention. Prosecutors have been investigating the alleged bribery connection between the hiring of former son-in-law Seo's position as executive director at Thai AirAsia and former lawmaker Lee Sang-jik's appointment as chairman of the Small and Medium Business Corporation in March 2018.