Kim Yong-min "Prosecutor Reform Special Committee Reactivated... Must Pass Bill Quickly"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Kim Yong-min, a member of the Democratic Party who was elected with the highest vote share in the party's supreme council member election yesterday, expressed his intention to reactivate the Special Committee on Prosecutorial Reform. He interpreted the message from party members in this party convention as "reform without interruption."

[Image source=Yonhap News]

On the 3rd, Supreme Council Member Kim appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' and said, "Reforms to separate investigation and prosecution by the prosecution must obviously be pursued," adding, "The Special Committee on Prosecutorial Reform has been formed within the party and is drafting reform bills. In fact, most of the bills are already prepared, and the committee should be immediately reactivated to swiftly pass the prosecutorial reform legislation."

Kim said, "I believe the choice made for me means 'continue the reform. Do not stop, keep going.'" Referring to Kang Byung-won, who ranked second in vote share and has also emphasized reform, he diagnosed, "Seeing that both first and second place winners are people who promised strong reform, I think party members have focused more on reform rather than factional issues."

He added, "Although it is uncertain how the discussion process will unfold, I expect that the major direction and flow will be to strongly and swiftly implement reform as the public sentiment has shown this time."

Regarding the 'text message bombings' that some hardline party members send to certain lawmakers, he said, "The expression of opinions by those who actively voice their views should naturally be encouraged," adding, "In fact, there are not many channels or avenues for party members and lawmakers to communicate. Therefore, such actions should be actively encouraged and, as politicians, they must endure them."

He continued, "However, mutual respect is necessary in the process," and said, "One-sided text messages containing insults or slanders are very difficult for the recipients. Since they are party members, I think consideration is needed."

On the proposal to postpone the primary election, he emphasized, "Principles must be upheld." He added, "If we go in a direction that undermines principles, it could lead to party division depending on whether it benefits or disadvantages a particular person. Therefore, it is important to uphold principles in such situations."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.