Jo Hae-jin: "Cheong Wa Dae aides owning real estate probably wanted to leave quickly... Regime X-men"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Jo Hae-jin, a member of the Future United Party, recently criticized the mass resignation of Blue House aides, saying, "Those who own real estate probably wanted to leave quickly," and predicted that if they do not sell their houses, they will remain as the 'regime's X-men.'

On the 10th, Jo appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' and said, "The public will watch closely to see if these individuals keep their promise to resolve multiple home ownership and move to owning just one house while serving as Blue House aides."

Jo speculated on the reason for the mass resignation, saying, "The Blue House is feeling a sense of crisis due to the Park Won-soon incident, the subsequent real estate situation, and the prosecution crisis. Since these issues cannot be stopped by policy alone, they probably decided to start by changing personnel, which led to the core Blue House aides submitting their resignations all at once."

He added, "The aides themselves probably had the intention to resign. Because of the real estate situation, they were in a state of being X-men, and if they didn't sell their houses and left, it would be a burden to the president. They couldn't openly say they wanted to leave, but their opinions aligned, allowing them to leave, so now they don't have to sell their houses."

Regarding Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl's remarks about 'dictatorship' and 'totalitarianism,' he said, "If Prosecutor General Yoon made such statements, it means that the anger of ordinary intellectuals and common people is severe, not to mention the general intellectuals' sense of crisis about the constitutional system is very serious now," adding, "It is not just Yoon's story; Professor Choi Jang-jip, a senior figure in the progressive camp, also directly expressed concerns about totalitarianism."

He said, "This eloquently represents how serious the intellectuals feel about the regression of democracy, parliamentary system, and constitutional order. The public also feels that this country is moving toward a somewhat oppressive system, judging from the real estate issues and various prosecution crises, and the general public's perspective is that it is becoming a very oppressive system."

Regarding Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae's personnel reshuffle in the prosecution, he evaluated, "The essence is that through this reshuffle, the main force of the prosecution has shifted from Yoon Seok-youl's faction to Choo Mi-ae's faction, Lee Sung-yoon's faction, and Cho Kuk's faction," and said, "Broadly speaking, the Moon Jae-in Blue House's direct units have definitely taken over and controlled the prosecution."

Referring to United Party member Kim Woong's comment on the personnel results that "it has become a world where pet prosecutors dominate," he said, "That expression was originally used by former Minister Cho Kuk. Are they fierce dogs or pet dogs?" He criticized, "If we evaluate using that expression, it means that the fierce dogs who boldly investigated power-related corruption without hesitation have turned into pet dogs who seek to please the regime, receive affection, get promoted, and succeed."

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