Kim Jong-min "Disclosure of Blood Facts Leads Korea into Quagmire... Prosecution Politics Must End"

"When prosecutors leak to the media that 'someone received money,' the media reports it as is"

Kim Jong-min, Member of the Democratic Party of Korea./Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] On the 15th, Kim Jong-min, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, raised the issue of the prosecution's disclosure of alleged facts and called for self-reflection from the prosecution and the media. Kim emphasized, "How long must Korean politics continue endless political strife through social news articles?" and added, "Legal issues should be debated in investigations and trials, not in Yeouido or political debate forums. The prosecution, media, and political circles must withdraw from this exhausting debate."

On the same day, through social media (SNS), Kim pointed out, "Prosecutorial politics is dragging South Korea into a quagmire," and said, "The key tool is the ‘disclosure of alleged facts’." He stated, "When the prosecution leaks to the media that ‘someone received money,’ the media simply reports it as is," and continued, "The media pushes the prosecution’s one-sided claims as if the charges are confirmed, and the political circles fight fiercely over fragmented facts as if the fate of their parties and the nation depends on it. How long will this vicious cycle continue?"

Regarding the prosecution’s claim that public opinion support is needed to gain investigative momentum, Kim said, "That was when the prosecution was pressured and cautious of the political circles," and added, "The prosecution should stop playing to the media." About the media, which mentions the public’s right to know, he argued, "Using fragmented facts at the level of ‘touching an elephant’s hind leg’ and calling it an elephant causes the political circles and the public to engage in unnecessary daily disputes," and insisted, "It better aligns with the public’s right to know to allow the people to make the final judgment based on accurate facts filtered through trials."

Kim added, "The political circles should focus on other debates. There are many urgent issues that require fierce debate, such as the high-interest crisis faced by ordinary people, the small and medium-sized enterprises’ investment finance crisis next year, fundamentally the low birthrate crisis, and the crisis of regional extinction," and concluded, "Prosecutorial politics must end now."

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