Kim Geun-sik "Minister Chu Mi-ae, even disputes newspaper editorials"..."Crossing the line" pointed out

On the morning of the 16th, Kim Geun-sik, then the head of the advisory group, is speaking at the Future United Party's 'Second Meeting of the Advisory Group for National Intelligence Service Director Nominee Park Ji-won and Intelligence Committee Members' held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Hanah Na] Kim Geun-sik, chairman of the People Power Party's Seoul Songpa-byeong district committee and professor at Gyeongnam National University, criticized Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae for pointing out an editorial that criticized her, saying, "Minister Choo, if you pick fights over the content of editorials, that crosses the line."

On the 17th, Professor Kim wrote on his Facebook, "For a sitting minister to be displeased with an editorial and subtly threaten the survival of the media outlet is even cause to doubt the basic literacy of democracy," criticizing her in this way.

He continued, "I can dismiss revealing reporters' faces or refusing to go to work because of photos taken on the way to work as venting anger," but added, "Trying to muzzle the media by disputing editorial content is not the attitude of a politician in a democratic country."

Earlier, on the 16th, Minister Choo responded on Facebook to an editorial by JoongAng Ilbo that criticized her, saying, "Emotional articles at every turn, can JoongAng Ilbo continue to remain as a media outlet?"

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