Joo Ho-young: "Byun Chang-heum Must Never Be Appointed... If Forced, Legal Action Will Follow"

Jung Kyung-shim Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison, "The Ruling Party Must Apologize and Reflect"
Professor Han Seok-hoon Recommended as Head of Corruption Investigation Office
"Serious Accident Punishment Act, Democratic Party Should First Create a Unified Proposal"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 24th, Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, stated regarding Byeon Chang-heum, the nominee for Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, “If the appointment is forced, it will inevitably lead to judicial proceedings.”

At the emergency committee meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Floor Leader Joo said, “Considering the vulgarity of consciousness revealed in the series of outrageous remarks, the corruption related to institution management, and the policy mindset aimed at reinforcing failed policies, he is absolutely someone who should never be appointed as minister.”

Regarding Jung Kyung-shim, a professor at Dongyang University and wife of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, who was indicted on charges related to her children’s admission fraud and private equity fund investments and was sentenced to four years in prison in the first trial, Floor Leader Joo criticized, “People at the core of the regime and members of the Democratic Party of Korea should apologize and reflect, but instead, they claim the trial was wrong and attack the judiciary as a deep-rooted evil,” adding, “This denies the constitutional order of the Republic of Korea.”

Regarding the High-ranking Officials’ Crime Investigation Office (HOCI) chief candidate recommendation committee, Floor Leader Joo said, “Feeling the recommendation committee for the HOCI chief was inadequate and resigning, we have decided to recommend Professor Han Seok-hoon of Sungkyunkwan University as the successor to Im Jeong-hyeok,” and added, “We will complete the recommendation process this afternoon.”

On the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, Floor Leader Joo stated, “If the Democratic Party first creates a unified bill, we can negotiate at any time,” and said, “It is irresponsible to propose unconstitutional and unstructured bills for review without even organizing their own internal opinions.”

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