Ahn Cheol-soo: "Does People Power Party Have the Right to Criticize Moon Administration... Democratic Party Is a Gathering of Corruption"

"Request for 'Ethics Committee Investigation' into Lawmaker Crime Allegations"

Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, is attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 24th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, criticized the People Power Party on the 24th, saying, “The public is seriously questioning whether the main opposition party has the right to criticize the Moon Jae-in administration,” and asked, “How long will you keep trying to avoid the storm by saying there is no legal problem and that fact-checking should come first?”

At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Ahn said, “The current state of politics is, in a word, a spectacle. Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae is a problem, but so is the National Assembly,” adding, “Regardless of party lines, they are embroiled in serious illegalities and moral controversies.”

Regarding the Democratic Party of Korea, Ahn said, “The ruling party is, in a word, a den of corruption. If your goal is to make money so immorally, why did you come into politics?” He pointed out, “Did you push the fast-track process and even stage the proportional satellite party show just to nominate such deceitful, hypocritical, and substandard people?”

Ahn emphasized, “We must immediately request the Ethics Committee to investigate the criminal allegations and immoral acts of lawmakers,” and said, “We should not wait for trial results that come out only when the lawmakers’ terms end. As soon as the Ethics Committee decides on disciplinary actions against problematic lawmakers, they should be banned from attending plenary sessions and standing committee meetings. During the ban period, their salaries should also be suspended.”

Ahn said, “I understand that each party is currently investigating the lawmakers who caused problems or is conducting internal disciplinary procedures,” and criticized, “Even if they are punished with a cane, it would not be enough, but if the party-level disciplinary actions are mere slap-on-the-wrist punishments, I wonder what harm it causes the parties involved and how much awareness it raises.”

Ahn also requested, “I ask the Speaker of the National Assembly to immediately replace lawmakers with significant conflicts of interest in standing committees by exercising the Speaker’s authority,” and said, “Keeping cats away from the fish market is the minimum way to restore the public’s trust in the National Assembly.”

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