Kim Eo-jun: "Lee Jun-seok, Han Dong-hoon Avatar... Politics Has Surrendered to the Prosecution"

"Claim that Candidate Han Dong-hoon Moved Not Through Yoon"

Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun / Photo by TBS YouTube capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun strongly criticized Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, saying he is "merely an 'avatar' of Justice Minister nominee Han Dong-hoon."

On the 26th, during an appearance on his TBS program 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory,' Kim said, "The agreement on the prosecution reform mediation plan was overturned at the Supreme Council meeting chaired by Leader Lee. Lee is just a figure through whom someone else's will is enforced," and speculated, "Isn't it that Nominee Han moved through President-elect Yoon?"

He continued, "Would Leader Lee suddenly call Nominee Han and say, 'I don't accept this (mediation plan)'?" adding, "It is humiliating for the People Power Party, which has over 100 lawmakers, to overturn it in this manner. A candidate with a prosecution background is shaking the foundation of party politics, and politics has succumbed to the prosecution," he claimed.

Leader Lee had previously put a brake on the prosecution reform mediation plan agreed upon by the Democratic Party and the People Power Party on the 24th, stating, "I will reconsider it."

On the same day, he wrote on Facebook, "As party leader, I have always respected the discussions of the floor leadership," but added, "Although the so-called prosecution reform discussion passed through our party's caucus, pushing legislation under such serious contradictions is unreasonable."

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, is speaking about the compromise agreement on the 'Complete Prosecution Reform' at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 25th. / Photo by Yonhap News

Before announcing his stance to reconsider the mediation plan, Leader Lee reportedly consulted with Nominee Han directly. Previously, Nominee Han had expressed concerns about pushing forward the prosecution reform legislation.

Regarding this, Kim said, "The bill agreed upon by the Speaker of the National Assembly and the floor leaders of both parties and passed by both parties' caucuses was suddenly modified by the People Power Party," pointing out, "In 70 years of party history, there has never been a case, especially by a party leader, of overturning such an agreement."

He added, "Leader Lee does not have that kind of power. It would be difficult for him to survive politically, so how could he overturn it?" He emphasized, "'The party's number one' floor leader Kwon Seong-dong boasted all weekend about his achievements and the content I dictated, and when Representative Kim Woong opposed, he even said, 'Are you trying to defend the prosecution's vested interests?' and pushed the agreement through the caucus," suggesting that the reason the People Power Party leadership reversed their position and reconsidered the mediation plan was likely due to Nominee Han.

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