Park Beom-gye "I am a ruling party lawmaker" remark... Joo Ho-young "Cannot leave him as Minister of Justice"

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, is attending the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 25th and delivering a speech. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Ju-hee] Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, criticized Park Beom-gye, Minister of Justice, who said, "Before being the Minister of Justice, I am basically a ruling party lawmaker," on the 25th, calling it "a highly inappropriate perception and a reckless remark."

At the emergency countermeasure meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Floor Leader Joo said, "The Minister of Justice must guarantee neutrality and fairness."

Earlier, on the 24th, Minister Park responded to a question about the "speed adjustment theory of prosecution reform" at the Daejeon Probation Office, saying, "Before being the Minister of Justice, I am basically a ruling party lawmaker. There are various opinions within the party, and during the legislative activities, I had many discussions with the members of the prosecution reform special committee and conveyed my opinions."

Floor Leader Joo raised his voice in criticism toward Minister Park, saying, "Both former Minister Choo Mi-ae and Minister Park Beom-gye hold Democratic Party membership, and this itself means there is no fairness, but he made a reckless remark saying 'I am a ruling party lawmaker before being a minister.'"

He continued, "At a time when the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea has already fallen into the Democratic Party's Ministry of Justice, the minister himself publicly admitted that he is a lawmaker who follows the Democratic Party's party line, so he should not keep that position," emphasizing, "He must either give up his party membership, or the president must dismiss him for the justice of the Republic of Korea and the Ministry of Justice to be revived."

Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye attended the plenary meeting of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee held at the National Assembly on the 25th, carefully reviewing the documents with a serious expression. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Regarding this criticism, Minister Park explained at the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee on the 25th, "I made a general statement within the larger framework of party-government consultations," adding, "It means that if my orientation and various opinions within the Democratic Party are aggregated and decided legislatively and policy-wise, I will follow them."

He added, "I have never taken any actions or policy decisions that would cause concern about losing political neutrality."

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