People Party: "Recommendation of Corruption Investigation Office Chief Candidate Unfolded Like a 'Yabawi-kkun' Trick"

"From the Launch of the Corruption Investigation Office, a Stench Pervades... Doubts About Political Neutrality"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 28th, the People’s Party criticized the recommendation of the two final candidates for the inaugural Chief of the High-ranking Officials’ Crime Investigation Office (HCIO), Kim Jin-wook, Senior Researcher at the Constitutional Court, and Lee Geon-ri, Vice Chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, stating, “The HCIO chief final candidate recommendation incident, which unfolded today like a swindler’s trick, will soon be condemned in history.”

In a statement on the same day, Ahn Hye-jin, spokesperson for the People’s Party, said, “It is only natural to doubt how the HCIO chief, who holds powerful authority without even a check-and-balance mechanism due to the ruling party’s full support, can maintain political neutrality.”

Spokesperson Ahn pointed out, “Contrary to its original purpose, the HCIO has emerged as a perfect tool to eliminate political opponents, creating a world where everyone must silently bow their heads under the current regime’s command,” adding, “Now, it is questionable who would dare to expose and challenge the current regime’s flaws.”

Ahn also stated, “The opposition party, deceived by the ruling party’s shameless lie promising veto rights and neutrality through balance and checks, was helpless, and thus the HCIO’s launch has reeked of foulness from the start, diminishing expectations for discipline in the public service and a transparent organization.”

Spokesperson Ahn concluded, “The ruling party should not turn the HCIO, which can only submit to the living power, into a monster, and hopefully, even now, through cooperation with the opposition party, establish a principled and neutral HCIO that all citizens have hoped for.”

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