Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon on the 5th confronted Gyeonggi Province Governor Choo Mi-ae, asking, "Why did you hate former President Roh Moo-hyun so much that it was as if you wanted him dead?" The remark came after Choo opposed the appointment of Kim Ji-yong as the first head of the Major Crimes Investigation Agency and raised questions about an investigation involving Han, prompting Han to strike back by invoking Choo's past vote in favor of Roh's impeachment.
Han posted the comment on Facebook that day along with a photograph of Choo reading a newspaper carrying news that the impeachment motion against Roh had passed. "I am asking you, Choo Mi-ae," he wrote.
Sarcastically calling Choo "the mother of the conservatives" — a jab implying she has done more than anyone to help the conservative camp — Han criticized her for having "written a long piece on the appointment of Kim Ji-yong as the first head of the Major Crimes Investigation Agency that makes no sense even after reading it twice." He added sarcastically, "It seems to be saying that she is right and Lee Jae-myung is wrong, but more than half of it is abuse directed at Han Dong-hoon. The more I see of Choo Mi-ae, the more precious a person she is."
Turning to Kim, Han said, "Go see Choo Mi-ae, grovel to her, and write a blood oath pledging loyalty by vowing to 'get Han Dong-hoon.'" He added, "Then she will let you have the job. It is not too late yet."
Earlier that day, Choo used Facebook to again question why no forensic examination of Han's mobile phone was conducted during the so-called "Channel A case." She argued that a forensic examination of Han's phone had been necessary to establish the facts of the case at the time, and that Kim, who was then head of the criminal division at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, could not easily escape responsibility for the failure to carry it out.
Han's reference to Roh is seen as targeting Choo's 2004 vote in favor of impeachment. Choo, then a member of the Millennium Democratic Party, backed the impeachment of Roh and later performed the "three steps, one bow" penance ritual in Gwangju as a gesture of apology ahead of the general election.
