Sim Sang-jung Criticizes Lee Jae-myung, Who Claims to Succeed Roh Moo-hyun, Saying Reversing Bar Exam Abolition Is Self-Contradictory

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park So-yeon] Sim Sang-jung, the presidential candidate of the Justice Party, stated on the 31st regarding the Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung's mention of 'partial revival of the bar exam,' "It is self-contradictory for candidate Lee Jae-myung, who claims to inherit the Roh Moo-hyun administration, to reverse the abolition of the bar exam, which was a core judicial reform of the Roh Moo-hyun government."

On the same day, Sim posted on SNS an article titled "The 1980s When Dragons Emerged from Streams Are Already Gone," saying, "The theory of reviving the bar exam, which resurfaces without fail every election, is simply typical populism aimed at winning votes and cannot be considered a sincere pledge."

He mentioned, "It seems that candidate Lee believes that reviving the 1980s, when he entered university and passed the bar exam, will bring back a fair world for the youth, but this is a huge misconception."

He continued, "Blaming the current narrowing of opportunities for youth solely on the current legal professional selection system or entrance examination system is an anachronistic and dangerous idea," emphasizing, "The problem lies in an unequal society and hereditary capitalism that have continued through generations solidified as 'dirt spoon' and 'gold spoon' classes, rather than the examination or education systems."

Sim strongly criticized, "Now that the era when dragons emerge from streams has ended, no matter how much we open the path to becoming legal professionals without academic restrictions, we cannot turn back to the past."

He said, "Changing the spoon-class society and unequal society to create a possible equal starting line for the youth is a much more urgent task than revising the examination system hundreds of times."

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