Joo Ho-young: "North Korea Ordered 762 Killings... Feeling the Tragedy of 'Jaeinsanseong'" (Comprehensive)

Resolution Condemning North Korea "Let's Do It Before the National Audit"
"Kim Jong-in and Lee Nak-yeon Have Not Had Any Meaningful Discussions"
Youth Committee Dismissal "Should Not Be Viewed from the Perspective of Trained Politicians"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, stated on the 4th regarding the North Korean shooting incident involving a missing public official from Yeonpyeong Island, “According to our military’s special intelligence, there was an order from the North Korean high command to carry out ‘762,’” adding, “The instruction to carry out 762 clearly indicates an order to shoot.”

At a press briefing held at the National Assembly that day, Floor Leader Joo said, “The Blue House is conveniently distorting and fabricating special intelligence to escape from a tight spot,” and added, “Our party will take all possible measures, including a hearing, to ensure the repatriation of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries employee’s remains and to uncover the truth of the incident.”

Regarding the National Foundation Day rally, Floor Leader Joo said, “Yesterday, the ‘Jaeinsanseong’ (Rein Fortress) built layer upon layer with buses at Gwanghwamun Square saddened the people. I felt devastated,” and criticized, “It is effectively a declaration of a ‘new type of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) martial law.’”

He continued, “The Moon Jae-in administration set up 90 checkpoints throughout Seoul, mobilized about 180 units and 10,000 police officers. They built a fortress with 300 police buses to completely block citizens’ rallies,” and questioned, “What are they so afraid of? Since when did the police take on quarantine duties? Medical and health quarantine is nowhere to be found; it has become a political and police quarantine state.”

Floor Leader Joo said, “The North Korean enlightened monarch used rifles and gasoline to quarantine COVID-19, while our president is using police buses and public authority to enforce quarantine,” and asked, “In which advanced country in the world does the government suppress citizens’ constitutional rights and freedoms by exercising such massive public authority under the pretext of quarantine?”

Regarding the resolution condemning North Korea, Floor Leader Joo said, “There will be contact between the floor leaders of the ruling and opposition parties in the near future,” and added, “We will demand that the resolution condemning North Korea be passed before the audit, and we will listen to the Democratic Party’s stance.”

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Regarding the meeting between Kim Jong-in, emergency committee chairman of the People Power Party, and Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party, at the National Foundation Day ceremony where they exchanged views on the three fair economy laws, Floor Leader Joo said, “I called Chairman Kim yesterday to ask what was discussed,” and added, “I was told that nothing meaningful was exchanged.”

On the dismissal of members of the Central Youth Committee for using inappropriate expressions such as “a country where God’s reign comes,” Floor Leader Joo said, “It’s not something to be viewed from the perspective of trained politicians; I tried to defend them to some extent,” and added, “Calling oneself a ‘landmine infantry’ might be derogatory if said by others, but if one calls oneself that and it’s considered derogatory, then what can one say?”

Regarding the first audit of the 21st National Assembly, Floor Leader Joo said, “We will expose all the chaotic issues such as the failure of real estate policies, corruption in nuclear phase-out and solar power, the case involving Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae’s son, the Ulsan mayoral election manipulation, and the submissive North Korea policy that cannot utter a word in front of Kim Jong-un, and report to the public.”

On the floor struggle strategy, Floor Leader Joo said, “We discussed for a long time in an emergency video meeting of lawmakers about fighting more fiercely,” and emphasized, “It is not about shaving heads, fasting, sit-ins, or outdoor protests as before. We reached a consensus that thoroughly revealing the truth and presenting proper alternatives is what enhances our combat power.”

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