President Yoon on First Day of Government Report to National Assembly: "Ministers Should Explain Well to Convince the People" (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] President Yoon Suk-yeol stated on the 25th that he expects the ministers appearing for the National Assembly's government questioning session to "explain well so that the public can fully understand."

When reporters met President Yoon on his way to the Yongsan Presidential Office and asked about any advice for the ministers participating in the Yoon Suk-yeol administration's first National Assembly government questioning, he said, "Government questioning is not only about answering the members of the National Assembly but also about explaining to the public."

President Yoon's remarks that day are interpreted as a continuation of his recent call for active communication with the public by cabinet members. On the 19th, during a Cabinet meeting, he urged ministers, "Whether you do well or not, appear frequently in the media. It's okay if people say ministers are visible in the media but the president is not," emphasizing, "I hope many star ministers emerge."

At the 'Yoon Suk-yeol Government Ministers and Vice Ministers Policy Workshop' held on the 22nd, President Yoon also stressed, "Ministers and vice ministers should take responsibility and work so that policies needed by the public can be easily understood by the public's eyes and ears."

However, he refrained from commenting on the repercussions expected from the establishment of the Police Bureau under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, which is anticipated to lead to confrontations with opposition parties during this government questioning session. In response to reporters' remarks that "collective action by the police is expected over the establishment of the Police Bureau under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety," President Yoon briefly stated, "I understand that the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the police will take necessary measures."

As Superintendent General Ryu Sam-young, who led the nationwide police chiefs' meeting on the 23rd, was placed on standby, internal police opposition has been spreading, with middle and junior officers such as inspectors and lieutenants also announcing plans to hold meetings.

Woo Sang-ho, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, strongly criticized the situation the day before, saying, "They responded to the formation of the police chiefs' council and the movement to discuss police neutrality with warnings and dismissals reminiscent of the Jeon Du-hwan regime."

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