Sim Sang-jung: "Lee Dong-gwan's Appointment, the Worst Personnel Move by Yoon Administration Wanting Only Flattery"

"Are You Planning to Steal Freedom and Only Grow the Freedom of Power?"

Sim Sang-jung, a lawmaker from the Justice Party, criticized President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval of Lee Dong-gwan as Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission on the 25th, calling it "the worst personnel decision reflecting the Yoon administration's desire to hear only flattering words."

On the 25th, Sim posted on Facebook, stating, "The broadcasting ecosystem that a dangerously reckless person, who seems to view journalists and media outlets as left-leaning and stigmatizes them, and sees the public as if they were targets of psychological warfare, aims for will be an overflow of far-right YouTubers."

Sim Sang-jung, Justice Party member. [Image source=Yonhap News]

He continued, "Labor unions, people with disabilities, the media, who will be next?" and asked, "Whose freedom do you intend to take away to only expand the power's freedom?" He added, "The arrogance of the Yoon Suk-yeol government, which intends to engage in a power struggle with the people, will ultimately backfire on itself."

The presidential office announced through a press release that President Yoon approved Lee Dong-gwan's appointment as Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission on the same day. It has been about a month since Lee was nominated as a candidate on the 28th of last month.

On the 22nd, President Yoon requested the National Assembly to resend the personnel hearing report, and when the report was not adopted by the deadline of the 24th, he approved the appointment according to the Personnel Hearing Act. This is the 16th time since the Yoon Suk-yeol administration that a minister-level appointment has been made without the adoption of a personnel hearing report agreed upon by both ruling and opposition parties.

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