Joo Ho-young: "President Moon should dismiss Choo Mi-ae... Lee Nak-yeon must accept the parliamentary investigation"

"Choo, 'A dog with dirt on it scolds a dog with chaff on it' comes to mind"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, stated on the 2nd regarding the court's decision to temporarily suspend the order excluding Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol from his duties, “President Moon Jae-in should order Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae to withdraw the disciplinary action and immediately dismiss Minister Choo.”

At the joint meeting of the Emergency Response Committee Chair and senior lawmakers held at the National Assembly that day, Floor Leader Joo said, “President Moon wrote in a book that the independence of the prosecution is important and that guaranteeing the term of the Prosecutor General is decisive,” adding, “I ask him to mention the guarantee of the term again now and to order (Prosecutor General Yoon) to investigate the living power with the same standards as when he gave him the appointment letter.”

Floor Leader Joo emphasized, “The Disciplinary Committee unanimously decided that the referral for discipline was wrong both in content and procedure, and the court ruling also included that it was wrong,” adding, “The most proper course is for Minister Choo to withdraw the disciplinary action against Prosecutor General Yoon.”

Floor Leader Joo said, “Minister Choo claims that Prosecutor General Yoon violated political neutrality, but what actually damages political neutrality in the eyes of the people is the Minister of Justice herself,” adding, “I don’t understand whom she is criticizing like that. It reminds me of the proverb ‘The dog with mud on its fur scolds the dog with dust on its fur.’”

Regarding the state audit, Floor Leader Joo said, “Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, first proposed the state audit,” and added, “I hope he accepts it immediately and stops making excuses.”

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