Chun Jae-soo of the Democratic Party of Korea (former Minister of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries), who is under police investigation on suspicion of receiving money and valuables from the Unification Church, said the Japan-Korea undersea tunnel project should be included in the scope of a special prosecutor looking into the Unification Church.
On the 25th, the lawmaker wrote on social media (SNS), "The Japan-Korea undersea tunnel is the Unification Church's biggest long-cherished project, and I have consistently opposed it," and stated accordingly.
She added that the Japan-Korea undersea tunnel is "a structure in which if Japan gains 100, Busan suffers a full 100 in losses," calling it "a project that reduces Busan to a mere stopover and sells off Busan's future."
The lawmaker then turned her fire on the People Power Party. She said, "Seo Byung-soo, former Busan mayor, commissioned a study on the Japan-Korea undersea tunnel in 2017, and Kim Chong-in, the People Power Party's emergency committee chair, actively reviewed making the Japan-Korea undersea tunnel a campaign pledge in 2021."
She continued, "Numerous People Power Party lawmakers, including Park Heong-joon, the Busan mayor, have had contact with Unification Church-affiliated groups related to the Japan-Korea undersea tunnel for more than a decade and have expressed friendly positions."
She added, "Through a special prosecutor's investigation into People Power Party politicians regarding the Japan-Korea undersea tunnel, we must clearly determine who tried to sell off Busan's future."
Police are currently investigating allegations that the Unification Church delivered a luxury watch worth around 10 million won to the lawmaker. The lawmaker has consistently denied the allegations.