'Former Emergency Committee Chairman' In Myung-jin: "Let Them Solve It Themselves... Kim Jong-in Will Be Victimized"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hye-min] Pastor In Myung-jin, who served as the emergency response committee chairman of Saenuri Party (the predecessor of the United Future Party) during the impeachment phase of former President Park Geun-hye, expressed a skeptical response on the 22nd regarding the emerging plan for a 'Kim Jong-in emergency committee' as a party recovery measure following the general election defeat. He said, "It is a temporary measure to bring in a scapegoat and cover up the crisis," and added, "Even if innovation is pursued, it will end up being futile."

Pastor In said this during MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' in the morning, expressing concern that "former chief election strategist Kim Jong-in might be mistreated if he goes."

He stated, "I think the emergency committee system is good, but the United Future Party has a chronic problem of resorting to the emergency committee system at every turn," and criticized, "Even if you bring in an outsider to innovate, it doesn't last. They just get a lot of criticism and it ends up futile." As an example, he said, "At that time, we even changed the party name and tried personnel reform, suspending party membership of Seo Cheong-won, Choi Kyung-hwan, and Yoon Sang-hyun, which was unprecedented in party history," but criticized, "However, when I left, they reinstated them."

He pointed out, "Looking for an emergency committee chairman from outside is a trick to avoid self-sacrifice." He continued, "At that time, it took 100 days to stabilize the party and hold a national convention to select a presidential candidate. Afterwards, they told me to leave," and added, "Shim Jae-chul was a typical person; the emergency committee is just a way to avoid crisis, not a genuine attempt to innovate and accept change."

Pastor In said, "If former Chairman Kim is appointed and serves for life, I would understand the emergency committee system. But he will have to step down someday, and a party maintained by his leadership will face problems again once he leaves," and emphasized, "Whether we like it or not, we must solve it ourselves to develop self-sustainability."

He further stated, "The emergency committee should be formed by themselves. People from Yeongnam, senior members, and mid-level politicians should step down, and young people should take the lead in personnel reform," emphasizing, "Only then will the system last long. Even if former Chairman Kim innovates, once he leaves, it will revert to the meaningless original state."

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