Jang Je-won: "Considering What Has Been Revealed So Far About Joo Ho-young, I'm Worried"

Criticism of Kim Eun-hye and Kang Seung-gyu's Ejection at National Audit
Yoon Denies 'No Sign' Remarks as "Fake News"

Jang Je-won, a member of the People Power Party, is attending the opening ceremony of the regular National Assembly session held at the National Assembly on the 1st. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Hyun-ji] On the 10th, Jang Je-won, a member of the People Power Party, expressed discomfort about the party's floor leader Joo Ho-young, saying, "Based on what has been revealed so far, I am somewhat worried."

During the National Assembly plenary session on the same day, Jang told reporters, "The only reason we gave the floor leadership to Representative Joo once more was to successfully navigate the regular session, block the opposition party's political offensives, protect our pride, and achieve results. Isn't that because experience is needed?" He made this remark criticizing Joo, the chairman of the Steering Committee, for expelling Kim Eun-hye, the presidential office's chief of public relations, and Kang Seung-gyu, the chief of civil society, who caused controversy by leaving a 'You're joking' note during the National Assembly Steering Committee's audit of the presidential office on the 8th.

He evaluated, "(Representative Joo) made them apologize twice using written notes. He punished them twice. Aren't they the president's senior aides? And yet he expelled them," adding, "Is it right to go this far? I spoke with lawmakers this morning, and they were boiling with anger. Our party members feel humiliated, I think."

Regarding media reports that President Yoon Suk-yeol recently called some lawmakers and said that the lawmakers "have no backbone" concerning the expulsion of the two chiefs and the responsibility of Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min, Jang called it "fake news." He said, "(President Yoon) does not usually use words like 'backbone.' That is not the president's vocabulary," adding, "I called several lawmakers to ask whose words those were, and they said there was no such thing."

He also dismissed criticism of the presidential office's refusal to allow MBC reporters to board President Yoon Suk-yeol's dedicated plane for his Southeast Asia tour, saying, "What kind of press suppression is that?"

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