People Power Party: "Resign Jeon Hyun-hee who defends 'Choo'... Anti-Corruption Commission falls as regime's lapdog"

"What Exactly Is the Difference Compared to the Jo Guk Incident?"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Members of the People Power Party belonging to the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee stated on the 15th, "Jeon Hyun-hee, the Chairperson who has reduced the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission to a 'lapdog of the regime,' must resign immediately."

They held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Office on the same day, saying, "The Commission announced that there is no conflict of interest or job-relatedness between Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae and her son Seo Mo in the prosecution investigation," and added, "They also stated that Corporal Hyun Mo, a duty soldier, does not qualify as a whistleblower, and that a former aide to Minister Choo making a solicitation call does not violate the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act."

They criticized, "Within a day, the Commission has become the 'Regime's Anti-Corruption Commission,'" and said, "It is devastating that a state agency established to protect the people's rights and interests has ended up solely covering up and defending the regime's corruption."

They pointed out, "Last year, during the Cho Kuk incident, scholar-turned-Chairperson Park Eun-jung acknowledged the possibility of conflict of interest and job-relatedness because that was common sense," and added, "However, the former Chairperson, a politician from the ruling party, concluded that Minister Choo was completely innocent and gave her a clean bill of health." They further demanded, "Answer what exactly is the difference between the Cho Kuk incident and the current Choo Mi-ae incident," and added, "Isn't the only difference that the Chairperson changed to a former Democratic Party lawmaker?"

They said, "Isn't the former Chairperson ashamed in front of the Commission employees who work with integrity and honesty for the country?" and added, "The former Chairperson should stop talking about the people's rights and interests and instead diligently protect the private interests of Minister Choo, whom she served as party leader during her time as a lawmaker. Under a Chairperson who cannot make common-sense judgments, how can any public official work with conviction for the people's rights and interests?"

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