Joo Ho-young: "Yoon Seok-yeol seems to want to discard after the hunt... The people will not tolerate it"

"Cut Unnecessary Budgets... Secure Vaccines and Disaster Relief Funds"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, criticized Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun's statement on the 1st that "it is inevitable for Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol to voluntarily resign," saying, "It seems they want to discard Prosecutor General Yoon now that the hunt is over, but the public will not tolerate this."

At the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Floor Leader Joo said, "Right now, the Prime Minister should recommend the dismissal of Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae, whom the majority of the public believes is at fault. I don't understand what kind of absurd idea it is to say that Prosecutor General Yoon, who is properly investigating the living power, should voluntarily resign."

Floor Leader Joo stated, "The court's decision on the injunction expected today or tomorrow will be a touchstone to determine whether the rule of law in the Republic of Korea is alive or dead."

Regarding the claim that a member of the Democratic Party's Legislation and Judiciary Committee ordered collective action by judges, Floor Leader Joo said, "As public opinion rapidly deteriorated over the suspension of Prosecutor General Yoon's duties, it can only be seen as an attempt to shift the frame to judge surveillance. It is pathetic to see a first-term lawmaker who just entered the National Assembly learn such a wrong method somewhere. We demand that they reveal the truth to the public and sincerely apologize, whether they acted alone or were ordered by someone."

Regarding Rep. Choi Kang-wook of the Open Democratic Party moving to the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, Floor Leader Joo pointed out, "He was not assigned because a defendant on trial cannot be on the Judiciary Committee, but the Speaker of the National Assembly approved his appointment and assigned Rep. Kim Jin-ae of the Open Democratic Party, who owns four houses, to the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee. Where is the hypocrisy in this when the Speaker introduced the National Assembly Members' Conflict of Interest Prevention Act just a day before?"

Regarding next year's budget, Floor Leader Joo emphasized, "Among the 556 trillion won, unnecessary and nonessential budgets, especially within the Korean New Deal projects, should be cut, and the funds should be secured for the third disaster relief fund and vaccine budget."

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