Kim Byung-min "Why is the Democratic Party silent on the spy ring case?"

"Park Ji-won, Is There Really a Long-Standing Case?"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Kim Byung-min, a member of the People Power Party's emergency committee, raised his voice asking "Why the silence?" regarding the Democratic Party of Korea's lack of a clear stance on the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU)'s 'spy ring suspicion'.

On the 19th, Kim posted on his social media (SNS), "Until recently, as the ruling party responsible for South Korea's security, why is the main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea, remaining silent on such a spy ring incident?"

On the 18th, when the National Intelligence Service conducted a search and seizure of the headquarters office of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, an NIS employee was moving in front of the KCTU headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

He said, "National security does not exist to be used as a tool for political strife to attack the administration," and criticized, "If the words of Representative Lee Jae-myung that 'there is no distinction between ruling and opposition parties in security' are not empty promises, then sincere actions to protect national security should follow."

Kim also directed his remarks toward former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won, who recently rejoined the Democratic Party, saying, "In a recent media interview, a government official's comment that 'there are quite a few cases that have been shelved for a long time' caught my eye," and urged an explanation, asking, "To former Director Park: During your tenure as NIS Director, were you ever briefed on or aware of such spy cases, and if so, is it true that there were cases that were knowingly ignored and shelved without active investigation?"

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.