Joo Ho-young: "No Concern About Yoon Seok-yeol... Chu Mi-ae Must Be Dismissed"

“Yoon Support Will Gather in Opposition... No Reason to Be Anxious”
“If Opposition Had Majority Seats... Choo Would Not Have Avoided Impeachment”
Regarding Moves to Amend the Public Officials Corruption Investigation Act: “Arrogant and Outrageous”

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 3rd, Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, commented on the statement that “Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol must clearly declare that he will not engage in politics,” saying, “This is not about being wary of (Prosecutor General Yoon) at all,” and added, “Since (his political neutrality) is being constantly attacked, clarifying this point is intended to help him perform his duties.”

On the same day, on MBC Radio’s ‘Kim Jong-bae’s Focus,’ Floor Leader Joo said, “What Prosecutor General Yoon does or does not do after retirement is a matter of freedom of occupational choice guaranteed by the Constitution and a decision for the people to make.”

Floor Leader Joo stated, “Although Prosecutor General Yoon holds the position of Prosecutor General and enjoys high approval ratings, this is entirely due to opposition and judgment against the current administration,” and added, “Since all these votes are gathered by opposition support, there is no reason to be anxious just because our party’s candidates have low support and theirs have high support.”

Regarding Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae, Floor Leader Joo criticized, “In a normal country, Minister Choo should have been dismissed long ago,” and said, “Most of what she has done is to forcibly and illegally try to oust Prosecutor General Yoon.” He continued, “To such an extent that she was impeached, and there are even concerns that she could be impeached again,” adding, “If the opposition had held the majority seats in the National Assembly, she would not have escaped impeachment.”

On the Democratic Party’s move to amend the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) Act, Floor Leader Joo said, “There is no arrogance or outrage like this,” and stated, “There are frequent cases where the core of the current administration should be investigated, such as the investigation into the shutdown of the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 and the interference in the Ulsan mayoral election. If the CIO is established, all these cases can be taken away.”

Floor Leader Joo said, “I believe that the moment the (CIO Act amendment) is pushed forward, this administration will face popular resistance and head toward collapse,” and added, “How desperate must they be to go this far?”

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