Hong Jun-pyo: "No Tae-ak, Reveal the Whole Truth of the Incident and Step Down"

The National Election Commission is under suspicion of preferential hiring for the children of high-ranking executives, and Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo has demanded the resignation of Election Commissioner No Tae-ak, saying it is "difficult to escape responsibility."

On the 30th, Mayor Hong said through his social media (SNS), "Commissioner No is a respected junior from my hometown, but seeing the personnel misconduct incident at the Election Commission, it seems difficult for him to escape management responsibility."

On the same day, Commissioner No responded to reporters' questions at the Gwacheon office of the Election Commission, saying, "We sincerely apologize for causing concern to the public" and "We plan to conduct a full investigation going forward."

Mayor Hong advised, "Just clearly reveal the whole truth of the incident and step down," adding, "Given the behavior shown so far, that would be the proper course of action."

Regarding the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (HCICU), which recently marked its 2nd anniversary but has only prosecuted three cases, leading to criticism of its ineffectiveness, he said, "I find it puzzling why the HCICU, which has no investigative capability and fails to function as an institution, should be maintained as is," adding, "The reallocation of investigative authority between the prosecution and police and the abolition of the HCICU must be the first national normalization task after next year's general election."

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