Joo Ho-young "Candidate Lee In-young did not submit various documents... Refuses to adopt hearing report"

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the United Future Party, is attending the standing committee secretaries' meeting held at the National Assembly on the 24th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporters Lee Ji-eun and Lim Chun-han] Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the United Future Party, announced that the party has decided not to adopt the hearing report for Lee In-young, the nominee for Minister of Unification.

On the morning of the 24th, Joo met with reporters at the National Assembly main building and said, "Considering that he is a four-term lawmaker and was the ruling party floor leader, we tried to take that into account, but since various documents have not been submitted, I was informed that we will not adopt the report."

On the same day, during his remarks at the meeting of standing committee secretaries, Joo addressed the allegations of sexual harassment against the late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, stating, "Internally, it seems that Prosecutor General Lee Seong-yoon was informed once it became known that the late Mayor Park was the accused," and added, "It must be clearly revealed whether Prosecutor General Lee informed Mayor Park or reported to the Blue House."

When asked by reporters whether he had received any tips related to this, Joo replied, "Media reports indicate that the prosecution did not deny it, and according to the prosecution reporting regulations, it should have been reported immediately, so not reporting is a problem," adding, "If it was reported, we need to understand to what extent it was reported, and whether it was reported up to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, and if not, why it was not reported there."

He continued, "Until now, it was believed that the police leaked information during the process of reporting to the Blue House, but the prosecution learned about it a day earlier than the police," and added, "When asked who the accused was, the meeting was canceled for unclear reasons, which must be properly investigated."

Regarding whether to participate in the Special Committee on the Administrative Capital, he responded, "The Democratic Party of Korea is trying to shift their own issue, so why should we get involved?"

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