People Power Party: "Byeon Chang-heum's Resignation Is Inevitable... President Must Step Up and Apologize"

Will the Flames Spread to the Regime? Hope It's Not a Scapegoating
Effect of the 2·4 Measures Ends
Moon Must Announce Position on Government Reform

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Byeon Chang-heum is attending the '16th Real Estate Market Inspection Meeting of Related Ministers' held on the 12th at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] Regarding the resignation of Byeon Chang-heum, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the People Power Party stated on the 12th that it is "sapilgwijeong (事必歸正)" and that it should lead to an apology from the President rather than scapegoating.

Bae Jun-young, spokesperson for the People Power Party, said in a statement that "Minister Byeon should not have been appointed from the beginning" and added, "It is a case of mansijitan (晩時之歎) that he is only now accepting the People Power Party's demand for his dismissal."

Spokesperson Bae said, "Minister Byeon could not help but show responsibility as the President said," and added, "I hope the President's message is not a scapegoating that asks Minister Byeon alone to take responsibility for fear that the fire might spread to the administration."

He emphasized that, regardless of Minister Byeon's resignation, a thorough investigation must be conducted into the period when he served as the president of Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH).

Spokesperson Bae said, "Even in this situation, the President said, 'It is very important to carry out the 2·4 measures without any setbacks,'" and added, "Since it was called the Byeon Chang-heum supply measures, isn't it now that the 2·4 measures have fulfilled their purpose?"

He urged, "This is not something that ends by replacing one person," and said, "The President, as the highest authority responsible for state affairs in this incident, should apologize and also announce a position on a comprehensive reform of state affairs."

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