Ahn Cheolsoo: "Ruling Party Must Stop CIO Act Revision... Urgent Need for United Opposition Action"

“Treated as a Pushover by North Korea,
Acting Like a Tiger at Home”

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[Asia Economy, reporter Lim Chunhan] On November 23, Ahn Cheolsoo, leader of the People’s Party, stated regarding the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), “It is crucial for the opposition to unite in joint action to block the revision of the CIO Act and ensure that the nomination of the CIO chief proceeds according to the law.”

During the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Ahn said, “The Moon Jae-in administration’s push to revise the CIO Act will clearly become a weapon for the Democratic Party’s regime and serve as the key to long-term rule. The ruling bloc is now laying the groundwork for 20 years of uninterrupted power. If we fail to stop this administration’s unilateral actions this time, the opposition could be rendered completely powerless. Even the presidential election the year after next would be meaningless,” he said.

Ahn continued, “The opposition is facing a crisis, but are we really fighting back? From the public’s perspective, there are occasional declarations to run in by-elections, but nowhere do they see a sense of patriotic resolve. People may be interested in who is running for which position, but they do not see any reflection on the restoration of democracy. If Korea deteriorates any further, even if King Sejong were to be reborn and Admiral Yi Sun-sin were to return, it would be impossible to save the country-yet there is no sense of urgency,” he pointed out.

Ahn also stated, “The ruling party’s attempt to revise the CIO Act, following the introduction of the mixed-member proportional representation system and the overturning of the party constitution to allow nominations in by-elections, is the ultimate act of self-denial and the destruction of democratic politics. Even swindlers would not go this far. The Moon Jae-in administration, filled with lies, hypocrisy, and the destruction of democratic procedures-though they may not wield actual weapons-is, simply put, the worst government since the founding of the Republic,” he said.

Ahn added, “Ten years ago today, North Korea fired over 170 artillery shells at the peaceful island village of Yeonpyeong-do in South Korea. If the Yeonpyeong-do shelling was a planned attack on innocent civilians, the recent governance and political conduct of the Moon Jae-in administration is an indiscriminate carpet bombing targeting both constitutional institutions and the opposition. While being treated as a pushover by North Korea, the administration is acting like a tiger at home,” he criticized.

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