Hong Joon-pyo: "It's amazing that Lee Jae-myung has supporters despite his reckless politics"

Hong Joon-pyo, Independent Member of Parliament

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] Hong Joon-pyo, an independent lawmaker preparing to rejoin the People Power Party, criticized Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung for his remarks against Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, regarding the installation of CCTV in operating rooms, calling it "truly absurd medical populism."

On the 16th, Hong posted on his Facebook, "Seeing Governor Lee Jae-myung attack the opposition to installing CCTV in operating rooms as defending a privileged minority, I cannot help but laugh at such recklessness," he stated.

He sarcastically asked, "Then, was the Democratic Party, which opposed the Anti-Terrorism Act in the past, a pro-terrorism party?"

He continued, "Of course, I understand that proving negligence in medical malpractice lawsuits is difficult and this is a desperate measure," but questioned, "If all doctors are treated as criminals and only as subjects of surveillance, where can we find the right to life of patients who avoid surgery due to critical conditions?"

He added, "The issue of medical malpractice can be resolved by shifting the burden of proof. Have we forgotten the chaos in the real estate market caused by the reckless passage of the three lease laws without proper measures?"

Hong also remarked, "It's truly surprising to see that such reckless politics still have a support base."

Earlier, on the 14th, Lee Jun-seok, the party leader, in an interview with KBS Radio's 'Oh Tae-hoon's Current Affairs Headquarters,' suggested the need for social discussion on the bill to install CCTV in operating rooms, saying, "If operating room CCTV is widely installed, doctors may become very passive in their medical practices."

In response, Governor Lee Jae-myung directly criticized on his Facebook the same day, calling it "a disappointing answer far from the hopes of citizens who expected politics," and said, "There is no difference from the existing image of the People Power Party, which has represented elite vested interests."

He argued, "It is hard to understand the claim that installing CCTV in operating rooms would make medical practices passive," and countered, "Rather, it will increase public trust in the majority of conscientious medical staff who do not commit illegal acts and protect the public from a small number of illegal medical practices or sexual harassment."

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