People Power Party Files Complaint Against Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Gender Equality Over 'Pledge Development Suspicion'

Yoo Sang-beom, Chairman of the Legal Advisory Committee of the People Power Party

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] The People Power Party announced on the 8th that it has filed a complaint with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office against the 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Minister and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, and related officials, who are suspected of being involved in the ruling party, the Democratic Party of Korea's, presidential election pledge development.

Yoo Sang-beom, legal advisory committee member of the People Power Party, stated in a released document that "Park Jin-gyu, 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, was found to have issued instructions to produce pledges during an internal meeting of the ministry, and the Central Election Commission has already filed a complaint for violation of election laws," adding, "We cannot overlook the behavior of senior government officials who have an obligation of election neutrality, and they have been reported for election law violations related to unfair election campaigning and abuse of authority under criminal law."

The People Power Party claimed that Minister Jeong Young-ae and Vice Minister Kim Kyung-sun of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, along with officials responsible for planning and policy coordination, held meetings and conspired to keep the matter confidential from the outside.

Committee member Yoo emphasized, "With only four months left until the presidential election, illegal acts by central government officials could turn the entire election into a government-directed election, and as a result, the election process could become skewed due to secret agreements or collusion involving government officials being mobilized," adding, "the accused must be dealt with severely to ensure election neutrality and proper public service discipline."

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