People Party: "Choo Mi-ae Only Trying to Cover Blue House Incompetence with Shincheonji"

"If Search and Seizure Are Essential, It Must Be Done Immediately"

Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae attended the full meeting of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee held at the National Assembly on the 4th and is talking with Minister of National Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo before the meeting started. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 5th, the People’s Party criticized Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae, saying, “Is Minister Choo only thinking about covering up the Blue House’s incompetence with Shincheonji Church of Jesus (Shincheonji)?”

Lee Seung-hoon, spokesperson for the People’s Party, said in a statement that day, “If a search and seizure is essential to respond to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and protect the health rights of the people, it is right to do it immediately,” adding, “However, a search and seizure is supposed to be conducted secretly without informing the other party, and openly calling for a search and seizure on broadcasts has no effect at all.”

He pointed out, “If Minister Choo truly intended to instruct the prosecution to conduct a search and seizure of Shincheonji’s member list to protect the health rights of the people, she should have consulted secretly with the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office instead of making a public announcement.”

He continued, “At the time when the self-quarantine of Shincheonji members is to be lifted, Minister Choo, who is not an expert in quarantine, publicly ordering a search and seizure of a specific group based on public opinion poll figures will neither help in COVID-19 quarantine nor alleviate the public’s anxiety.”

The spokesperson said, “Search and seizure of Shincheonji should be entrusted to the prosecution while maintaining confidentiality, and COVID-19 quarantine and response should be entirely entrusted to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters as the control tower, respecting the opinions of expert groups such as doctors and medical institutions,” adding, “It is not what the people want for the Minister of Justice to intervene in the COVID-19 response.”

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