Hwang Unha: "Blatant Control Over Police and Prosecutors... Meaning to Establish a 'Presidential Direct Control System'"

Hwang Unha "President Yoon Attempts to Control Police and Prosecution Through Han Donghoon and Lee Sangmin"

Hwang Unha, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, holds a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Office on the 7th, announcing that he will file a complaint against Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon for false information disclosure. Photo by Yoon Dongju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] On the 13th, Hwang Unha, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized Lee Sang-min, Minister of the Interior and Safety, for stirring controversy over 'police taming' by individually interviewing candidates for the next National Police Agency Commissioner, calling it a "blatant attempt to seize control of the police."

On the same day, Hwang appeared on TBS Radio's "Kim Eo-jun's News Factory" in the morning and said, "President Yoon Seok-yeol, through his closest aide, Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon, and Minister Lee, intends to firmly control the prosecution and police and establish a presidential direct control system, isn't that what it means?"

Hwang said, "By conducting individual interviews like this, it is essentially asking for a loyalty pledge. It sends a signal that the police will be firmly subordinated to political power. That is why, even though the recommender has the right to recommend, interviews were not conducted until now, but the police organization is very bewildered as to why Minister Lee has carried out such an unprecedented act."

He also said, "Civic groups and experts watching this are expressing concerns," adding, "Minister Lee hastily formed an institutional improvement advisory committee and conducted interviews with six candidates for the next commissioner, and the reason for trying to make police control blatant is probably due to some instructions from the president, who has the authority to appoint the minister."

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