Jin Joong-kwon "Did Park Beom-gye take medicine? Is he trying to shake the judiciary with taxpayers' money?"

Park Beom-gye, to the Chief of the Court Administration Office: "Try saying 'Please save me, Congressman'"

Jin Joong-kwon, former professor at Dongyang University / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] On the 5th, Park Beomgye, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, demanded that Cho Jaeyeon, Chief of the Court Administration Office, "urgently say, 'Sir, please save (the budget)'" during the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee meeting. In response, former Dongyang University professor Jin Joongkwon strongly criticized, saying, "Have they all taken medicine?"

On the same day, former professor Jin shared an article about Park's remark on his Facebook and said, "Why are they doing this?" adding, "Is the people's tax money their personal petty cash? Are they saying they will shake the judiciary by holding the purse strings?"

During the plenary session held for the budget review of the Court Administration Office by the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, Park said, "The production cost of the BeopgoeulLX USB was reduced from 30 million won to zero," adding, "BeopgoeulLX is a traditional and brilliant 'pool' of materials for those involved in law. The requested cost is 115 million won, but last year it was 30 million won, and the budget was cut to zero. Shouldn't we restore this budget?"

BeopgoeulLX is the largest domestic legal information database containing major Supreme Court precedents, rulings from various courts, Constitutional Court decisions, Supreme Court regulations, precedents, the catalog of books held by the Court Library, and original texts of legal papers with copyright consent. The materials are provided via USB memory.

In response, when Chief Cho said, "Please review it carefully during the National Assembly discussions," Park smiled and said, "At least say it more earnestly for 30 million won."

When Chief Cho hesitated, Park urged, "Members, this is truly necessary for the people. (30 million won) is only enough for a small bridge or a single tabletop. Please say, 'Members, please save it' once."

Eventually, when Chief Cho did not respond, Park concluded his inquiry by saying, "It would be easier with just one word, 'Please save it.' It's frustrating, so I will say it on your behalf."

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