So Su-jin on Choo's remark about 'voyeurism toward female ministers'... "Is criticizing state affairs manipulation voyeurism?"

Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae leaving the Ministry of Justice at the Government Complex Gwacheon in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 10th.
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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] On the 15th, Jo Su-jin, a member of the Future United Party, raised her voice against Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae's characterization of the media's reporting behavior as a "serious voyeuristic symptom toward a female minister," saying, "How is pointing out and criticizing the people's manipulation voyeurism?"

On the 15th, Jo posted on her Facebook, "This time, Minister Choo Mi-ae interpreted voyeurism in her own way as 'people's manipulation,'" and made this statement.

She said, "'The wrongful behavior of the Justice Minister attempting to strip the Prosecutor General's investigative authority, and the Justice Minister herself being the subject of investigation for the 'collusion between power and media' that caused the attempt to strip the Prosecutor General's investigative authority,' and asked, 'How is pointing out and criticizing the 'state manipulation, people's manipulation' that tramples on the rule of law in collusion with the criminal defendant of the 'Cho Kuk incident' voyeurism?'"

Regarding the controversy over the leak of the Ministry of Justice's draft statement, she pointed out, "Choi Kang-wook is not an 'unofficial' like Choi Soon-sil," and added, "Based on the circumstances revealed so far, it is reasonable to suspect that the real Justice Minister might be Choi Kang-wook."

She also emphasized, "Let's open the Legislation and Judiciary Committee and have Minister Choo, Open Democratic Party leader Choi Kang-wook, and Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl all attend to publicly examine the various raised suspicions and seek the substantial truth."

Earlier, on the 14th, Minister Choo criticized the media through Facebook, saying, "The media's voyeuristic symptoms toward a female minister are serious. I will generously overlook the incompetence that ignores the truth," and added, "The voyeurism addiction has crossed the line. If it were a male minister, would anyone have mocked him with ridiculous headlines like 'Who took the photo?' while he steadfastly performed his duties?"

She claimed, "On the first day I took leave and went to a mountain temple, the atmosphere of searching for my whereabouts was unusual everywhere," and "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."

Minister Choo also pointed out in another post, "Problematic media continues to make problematic reports. It's impressive," and criticized, "If this is the response to voyeuristic reports, it is even more disappointing."

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