"Female Minister's Voyeurism Serious"... Choo Mi-ae Blasts Media Collectively

Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae (Source=Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyo-jin] On the 14th, after Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae exercised her investigative command authority, she disparaged the media's coverage by likening it to 'voyeurism.'

Minister Choo wrote on Facebook that afternoon, "The media's voyeuristic symptoms toward a female minister are severe. On the first day I took leave and went to a mountain temple, the atmosphere of searching for my whereabouts here and there was unusual."

The next morning, Minister Choo posted a photo taken at the mountain temple on Facebook. She mentioned, "After that, the media was in an uproar all day trying to find my whereabouts. They even tracked the temple in the photo I posted," adding, "I heard they even requested photos from the monk."

Minister Choo said, "Around 5:30 PM, when I arrived in front of my house to return home, numerous reporters were already stationed there." She also claimed, "It is presumed that reporters flocked to my house because the Supreme Prosecutors' Office distributed a proposal to reporters before notifying the Ministry of Justice," calling it a "serious collusion between prosecutors and the media."

Minister Choo then referred to reports that ▲ a draft of the minister's statement was leaked to Representative Choi Kang-wook of the Open Democratic Party and others, and ▲ reports that the minister does not receive face-to-face briefings from executives, criticizing, "When the 'Choi Soon-sil fabrication operation' didn't work, now the 'door knob operation' has been launched."

She wrote, "This is said to be the reason the Supreme Prosecutors' Office rejected the proposal for an independent investigation unit, and it is problematic to patch together claims that all political affairs are left to aides," adding, "When this is refuted, they say the minister gets angry."

She criticized the media with remarks such as, "I will generously overlook incompetence that ignores the truth. But addiction to voyeurism has crossed the line," "At this point, applause naturally arises," and "Honestly, it makes me laugh rather than angry."

Minister Choo said, "If it were a male minister steadfastly performing his duties, would they have mocked him with absurd headlines like 'Who took the photo?', 'There is Choi Soon-sil,' or 'There is a door knob'?"

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