Lee In-young "Prosecutor personnel appointments corrected the imbalance favoring specific networks... Welcome"

Lee In-young "Passing Livelihood Bills in Today's Plenary Session... Hope Judiciary Committee Speeds Up"
Jo Jung-sik "Will Handle Jeong Se-gyun's Appointment Consent Early Next Week"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Wondara] Lee In-young, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, evaluated the Ministry of Justice's personnel appointments of senior prosecutors as "appointments that have restored the balance of the prosecution organization."

On the morning of the 9th, at the floor countermeasure meeting held at the National Assembly, Leader Lee said, "I welcome the prosecution personnel appointments," adding, "By appointing prosecutors from the criminal trial division, which constitutes the absolute majority of the prosecution organization, this personnel move is evaluated as one that has restored the balance of the prosecution organization, which had been biased toward certain personal networks. I hope this will be an opportunity to get closer to the people."

He continued, "The appearance shown by the prosecution during the personnel process, according to Article 34 of the Prosecutors' Office Act, was very inappropriate," criticizing, "According to Article 34 of the Prosecutors' Office Act, the Prosecutor General can express opinions on personnel matters, but the final establishment and recommendation of personnel is the exclusive authority of the Minister of Justice." He added, "It is very regrettable that misunderstandings arise as if there is a power struggle over personnel between the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and the Ministry of Justice," and said, "Obeying the orders of the personnel authority is the greatest duty of a public official. The prosecution is no exception."

Regarding the plenary session scheduled to be held today, he said, "We intend to hold the first plenary session of the new year to handle livelihood reform bills," adding, "I think it is fortunate that we can process 184 livelihood bills that had been stuck in unlimited debate through bipartisan agreement." He also said, "'The Data 3 Act' is also awaiting deliberation by the Legislation and Judiciary Committee. I hope it will be collectively processed at today's plenary session."

Regarding the Iran situation, he said, "The government's extraordinary response is necessary. I hope thorough preemptive measures will be taken to evacuate our citizens staying there to safe areas."

He continued, "Measures are needed to minimize damage to assets under construction or owned by our companies in various regions, including Iraq," and said, "Please carefully review all means to prepare measures for stable procurement of crude oil and gas." He also said, "Please prepare for the impact on export markets."

He further said, "Yesterday, I requested the government to provide an emergency report to the leadership of both ruling and opposition parties regarding the situation in the Middle East," adding, "Dialogue between the government and the opposition is as important as communication within the ruling party. I hope the government pays special attention to dialogue with the opposition."

Cho Jung-sik, chairman of the Democratic Party's Policy Committee, said, "The confirmation hearing for Prime Minister nominee Jeong Se-gyun has concluded," adding, "Given the challenging domestic and international situation, the prime minister appointment process should be expedited. To stabilize the cabinet and minimize the government’s administrative vacuum, we will process the appointment consent bill by early next week."

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