Joo Ho-young: "Expecting investigation into regime corruption difficult due to Minister Choo Mi-ae's 'Sword Dance'... Special Prosecutor 추진"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the United Future Party, stated on the 2nd, "In a situation where Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae is wielding a knife dance, we can no longer expect investigations into regime corruption," and added, "We will push for a special prosecution at the National Assembly level."

Through the national committee meeting held at the National Assembly that morning, Floor Leader Joo said, "Minister Choo is blatantly obstructing investigations into power-type corruption of the Moon Jae-in administration."

He claimed, "By carrying out a purge-style personnel reshuffle in the prosecution, the investigation team probing the suspicion of election interference in the Ulsan mayoral election was effectively dismantled," and added, "Even if a new investigation team takes over and continues the investigation, some setbacks are inevitable, and in a situation where prosecutors who uncovered regime corruption are blatantly dismissed, proper investigations are impossible."

Floor Leader Joo also emphasized that he would definitely establish a special committee for judicial supervision. He stressed, "This is part of efforts to restore judicial order by supervising whether judicial institutions such as the judiciary, prosecution, and police operate neutrally and independently according to law and principles, without being influenced by unjust interference from the regime."

Regarding the upcoming by-elections for Seoul mayor and Busan mayor next spring, he said, "If we cannot win the election, can there be hope for our party? Can we win the 2022 presidential and local elections?" and added, "I feel desperate, thinking that this might be the last chance given to us."

Floor Leader Joo stated, "We must always consider the hearts of the people, who are the owners. We must not do things the people dislike," and emphasized, "Our party's unfavorable rating is quite high; we must humbly reflect on why the people do not like us and clearly distinguish between what we should and should not do."

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