Joo Ho-young: "We will do our best to block the Public Corruption Investigation Office Act... Democratic Party, end your 'madness'"

"We Must Create a Situation That the Public Absolutely Cannot Accept"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, stated on the 8th regarding the Democratic Party's attempt to pass the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Office (PCC) amendment bill, “We will do our utmost to block the passage of these bills and will not give up any procedure to inform the public as much as possible about the problems these laws have and how shameless the Moon Jae-in administration and the Democratic Party are,” adding, “We will not neglect going into the standing committee to question, discuss, and inform.”

At the emergency party meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Floor Leader Joo said, “Let us strive to create a situation that the public absolutely cannot tolerate.”

He pointed out, “All past authoritarian regimes tried to maintain power and cover up their scandals by all means, but none succeeded,” and added, “The power’s law of repeating the vicious cycle of punishment due to measures to cover up scandals is no exception for the Moon Jae-in administration. I hope they will abandon their madness and regain composure even now.”

He continued, “One of the opposition party’s members for the agenda adjustment committee was nominated as Representative Choi Kang-wook of the Open Democratic Party,” and sharply criticized, “Is Representative Choi an opposition party member? He is even more Democratic Party than the Democratic Party.”

Regarding President Moon Jae-in’s apology over the conflict between Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae and Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, Floor Leader Joo said, “It is not only a belated apology but also lacks sincerity,” and criticized, “Is it proper for the president, who has condoned and watched Justice Minister Choo repeatedly violate the law, paralyze the prosecution, and try to withdraw the investigative blade, to belatedly say sorry? Does he truly understand public sentiment?”

Floor Leader Joo said, “They may think that creating the PCC and taking away cases against themselves to stop investigations will make their post-retirement period safe, but that can never happen,” and added, “If there is something wrong, it must be revealed and punished even now. If they still do not understand the fear of public sentiment and the strictness of the power’s law, they will regret it for a long time.”

After the party meeting that day, Floor Leader Joo told reporters regarding the possibility of a filibuster (legal obstruction of parliamentary proceedings), “We will consider all necessary means.”

Regarding Kim Jong-in, the emergency committee chairman’s public apology for the imprisonment and guilty verdicts of former Presidents Park Geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak, Floor Leader Joo said, “I would prefer not to discuss internal party matters today,” and added, “The most important thing right now is to stop the ruling party’s tyranny.”

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