Kim Jong-in: "The country is turned upside down because of a strange Minister of Justice... You will regret it if you don't vote"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Kim Jong-in, the General Election Committee Chairman of the United Future Party, criticized the Cho Kuk incident, saying "The country was turned upside down because of a strange Minister of Justice," and urged voters to cast their ballots.

On the 1st, through his party platform speech, Chairman Kim said, "You must vote. If you do not vote, you will regret it forever."

He emphasized, "When you do not vote, they gather people behind the scenes and mobilize organizations to vote. If you do not vote, after April 15, the world will truly be irreversible," adding, "If we go through what we experienced in the past three years once again, who knows what will happen to this country."

He continued, "It feels like a long time ago that the country was turned upside down because of a strange Minister of Justice," and mentioned the 'Cho Kuk incident' and the 'Ulsan election fraud suspicion,' saying, "What they did in Ulsan during the local elections two years ago now feels like a distant event."

Chairman Kim urged voters to judge, saying, "The Moon Jae-in government destroyed the foundation of a fair society in the process of appointing the Minister of Justice," and "Those who were busy defending the bogus Minister of Justice have used that experience as a banner to form parties or run for office here and there. Even those indicted in the Ulsan case rushed to run."

Kim emphasized, "Within one month of the opening of the June National Assembly session, we will complete and present emergency economic measures for COVID-19," and said, "I know the United Future Party gives the impression of resting on vested interests and siding with the rich, but I dare say the party is changing."

He said, "Having advocated economic democratization all my life, I will take responsibility and create an inclusive party," and "The United Future Party will embrace and accompany the economically and socially vulnerable who have become more difficult due to the disaster."

Regarding the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), he criticized the government for self-praise, saying, "If you want to compare, you should do so with countries that have medical systems like ours and similar ways of life."

He questioned, "Italy, the United States, and the United Kingdom are advanced countries, but it is common to wait one or two months for a hospital appointment, and a simple test costs tens or hundreds of thousands of won," adding, "What is there to boast about being somewhat better than those countries? Is it appropriate to talk about model cases when over 150 people have died?"

Regarding COVID-19 economic measures, he said, "They keep announcing some measures, but is there anyone around who has benefited?" and emphasized, "In the current situation, a significant portion of the 512 trillion won budget will remain unused. The government and the National Assembly should promptly change about 20% of this year's budget items

to secure about 100 trillion won in resources first."

He proposed securing resources by reallocating the budget first, and if the situation extends into the second half of the year, issuing government bonds. He added, "If there is no time to wait for the National Assembly to convene, I hope this issue will be resolved through the presidential financial and economic order stipulated by the Constitution." He also called for strong punishment regardless of status and the eradication of similar crimes concerning the Nth Room case.

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