Shin Pyung: "Yoon, who claims not to be loyal to people, is loyal to the establishment"

Lawyer Shinpyeong YTN Radio Interview
"We Must Appoint Fresh and Young Talent"

Shin Pyeong, a lawyer who was called President Yoon Suk-yeol's mentor, criticized the personnel policy of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration on the 20th, saying, "President Yoon is not loyal to individuals, but he has a great deal of loyalty to the establishment," and added, "He has been negligent in discovering and appointing fresh figures who meet the public's expectations to high-ranking positions representing the government, such as the cabinet or the secretariat."

On the same day, Shin appeared on YTN Radio's 'News King Park Ji-hoon' and, when asked about the reasons why the Yoon administration is struggling, he replied, "First, there are no fresh figures visible in the Yoon administration."

He continued, "Although President Yoon has many human qualities such as self-sacrificing leadership and consideration for others, the results have been contrary to public expectations," and criticized, "When I think about the cause, it is the establishment. President Yoon is not loyal to individuals, but he has a great deal of loyalty to this establishment."

President Yoon Suk-yeol. [Image source=Yonhap News]

When the host asked, "Are you referring to personnel appointments from the MB (former President Lee Myung-bak) administration?" he answered, "There are too many personnel from the MB administration now. I am not only talking about MB administration personnel, but the establishment included in that term."

Shin pointed out, "People with vested interests, such as nominee Kim Haeng (Minister of Gender Equality and Family), are representative examples," and questioned, "Why should people who have lived a life of comfort and privilege continue to walk on a path of ease?"

He added, "There are many fresh and young talents who have overcome difficulties and can directly connect with the public sentiment. Encouraging such people is the right way to appoint personnel."

He also said, "The second reason the Yoon administration is struggling is that, although I do not know whose advice President Yoon has followed, he has appealed to the hardline supporters," pointing out that this is due to the incompetence of the presidential office staff.

Shin explained, "They brought up the strange term 'highly politically engaged group' and judged that since these people vote a lot, this level of vote share is sufficient. This is where the incompetence of the presidential office staff stands out," and added, "By giving such advice, they have blinded the president's eyes and ears and pursued a wrong strategy."

Shin cited the Blue House staff during the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye as an example. He said, "At the time of former President Park's impeachment, as a constitutional scholar, I accurately predicted the date of the impeachment decision, but the Blue House of the Park Geun-hye administration believed until the last moment that the impeachment would be dismissed, and it is said that former President Park thought so as well," adding, "If I had strongly voiced my opinion and persuaded and prepared former President Park as I thought, much of the tragic outcome she experienced could have been avoided."

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