Lee Hae-chan's 'Lower Water is the Problem' Remark, Joo Ho-young Asks, "Is Kim Sang-jo the Lower Water?"

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, is attending the party's policy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 23rd and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Ju-hee] On the 30th, Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, criticized the government and ruling party over the dismissal of former Blue House Policy Chief Kim Sang-jo due to the controversy surrounding the increase in jeonse prices, saying, "Is Kim Sang-jo the lower stream?"

This was aimed at former Democratic Party leader Lee Hae-chan's remarks on the 17th during a YouTube broadcast regarding the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) speculation scandal, where he said, "The upper levels have started to clear up, but many wrong practices still remain at the bottom."

On the same day, Joo held an expanded floor countermeasure meeting at the election office of Park Hyung-joon, the People Power Party candidate for Busan mayor, and said, "Is Kim Jo-won (former Blue House Civil Affairs Chief) the lower stream, or is Noh Young-min (former Presidential Chief of Staff) the lower stream?"

Former Chief Kim faced criticism last August for choosing a house over his position amid a multi-home controversy and left the Blue House, while former Chief Noh also sparked controversy over holding a "smart single home" after selling his apartment in Cheongju, Chungbuk, among apartments he owned in Seocho-gu, Seoul, and Cheongju.

Joo further criticized the government’s announcement on the 28th regarding the mandatory registration of public officials' assets and the retroactive confiscation of speculative profits, saying, "The Democratic Party is so focused on clearing out deep-rooted evils that it is completely ignoring the country's finances," and added, "Less than a week after the passage of the LH speculation prevention law, they are hastily trying to recover unfair profits through retroactive legislation. It shows a lack of principles and system, and they are floundering."

He emphasized, "This Busan mayoral by-election is a judgment election on the Democratic Party and former Mayor Oh Keo-don’s illegalities," and said, "The citizens of Busan surely understand the essence of this election clearly."

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