청 Kim O-soo Hearing Report Submission Request... Opposition: "Are They Forcing Appointment Using Opposition as an Excuse?"

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[Asia Economy Reporters Lee Ji-eun and Park Joon-yi] As the Blue House has requested the resubmission of the confirmation hearing report for nominee Kim Oh-soo for Prosecutor General, the opposition party criticized Kim as "unqualified in terms of political neutrality, morality, and competence," and accused the administration of pushing the appointment by using the opposition as an excuse.

On the 28th, members of the People Power Party's Legislation and Judiciary Committee held a press conference at the National Assembly, stating, "Based on the suspicions revealed during the confirmation hearing alone, nominee Kim is unqualified in political neutrality, morality, and competence."

Representative cases of disqualification include ▲suspect in the illegal surveillance and illegal travel ban case involving former Vice Minister Kim Hak-ui ▲pro-government code personnel who were named as candidates for Chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service, and Chairman of the Fair Trade Commission ▲receipt of high consulting fees as a former and future official ▲defense attorney for persons involved in the Lime and Optimus cases immediately after retiring as Deputy Minister of Justice ▲pressure on Kim Woong, head of the Future Planning Division at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, to skip a broadcast debate ▲controversy over listing the father's occupation on his son's job application were cited.

Earlier, the ruling and opposition parties held a confirmation hearing for nominee Kim on the 26th, but it ended in disruption. After missing the deadline for submitting the hearing report on the 26th, President Moon Jae-in requested the National Assembly on the afternoon of the 27th to resubmit the confirmation hearing report by the 31st. This is interpreted as a sign of determination to push the appointment despite opposition from the opposition party.

If nominee Kim is appointed, he will become the 32nd minister-level official appointed through 'opposition bypass' during the Moon administration. People Power Party lawmakers claimed, "The Democratic Party unilaterally notified the opposition as if they had been waiting, saying 'We will no longer hold any confirmation hearings,'" and "from the beginning, they had no intention of holding a proper confirmation hearing and proceeded with the appointment process using the opposition as an excuse."

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