Ruling Party: "Choi Min-hee's Appointment as Broadcasting Commissioner Violates Current Law... Opposition Must Immediately Withdraw"

"Recommended During Liberty Korea Party Era, Claimed as Opposition Party's Quota"
People Power Party Opposes Composition Contrary to Legal Intent

The People Power Party's ICT Media Promotion Special Committee issued a statement on the 9th, urging the withdrawal of the nomination of former Democratic Party lawmaker Choi Min-hee as a standing member of the Korea Communications Commission (KCC).

Earlier, the opposition parties including the Democratic Party passed the nomination of former lawmaker Choi as a KCC commissioner by a single-party vote at the National Assembly plenary session held on the 30th of last month. People Power Party lawmakers protested and walked out collectively.

Former Assemblywoman Choi Min-hee

The special committee argued, "(The Democratic Party) claims that since former KCC commissioner Ahn Hyung-hwan, whose term has ended, was nominated by the Liberty Korea Party when it was the opposition, the successor should also be a nominee from the opposition, but this violates the purpose of the KCC Establishment Act due to a lack of understanding of the law."

KCC commissioners should be composed of three members from the ruling party and two from the opposition, but if former lawmaker Choi is appointed, the composition would be one ruling party member and four opposition members, which goes against the intent of the law.

The special committee pointed out that former lawmaker Choi has a past conviction for violating the Public Official Election Act and has shown political bias as a former Democratic Party member, questioning, "Can such a person fulfill the role of a KCC commissioner, whose life depends on fairness and neutrality?" They urged, "It is appropriate to withdraw this inappropriate nomination that does not comply with the law even now."

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