Jinseongjun: "Kim Jowon’s Absence, The Conclusion Is Not Neat"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] Jin Seong-jun, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, targeted former Blue House Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs Kim Jo-won, who expressed his intention to resign and then did not attend meetings, saying, "The conclusion was not clean." Kim, who owns two apartments in Gangnam, left the Blue House amid controversy over housing disposal.

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In an interview with CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' on the morning of the 11th, Rep. Jin said, "Usually, senior secretaries who retire stop by the Blue House press room to say their final goodbyes, but I heard that former Secretary Kim did not show up."

Regarding the personnel changes at the Blue House, he evaluated, "It seems the president made a swift decision," adding, "I think it removed uncertainty amid the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and heavy rain damage."

About the appointment of former Democratic Party lawmaker Choi Jae-sung, a four-term lawmaker, as Senior Secretary for Political Affairs, he said, "So far, mostly first-term lawmakers have served as Senior Secretary for Political Affairs, but I think a senior lawmaker was appointed to strengthen the political role."

On the fact that Chief Secretary Noh Young-min was excluded from the replacement list, he said, "It might cause a work gap," and added, "Considering that five senior secretaries submitted their resignations and three were replaced without delay, I think the president judged that it was necessary to establish a new formation to carry out the second half of state affairs."

He continued, "I think the Chief Secretary will also choose the timing while watching the situation," emphasizing, "The confusion caused by the housing disposal issue among high-ranking officials was not only former Secretary Kim's problem, so if we watch a little longer, the truth will be revealed."

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