Democratic Party Pre-Candidates Urge Withdrawal of 'Prosecutor Privilege Bonus Points'

Preliminary candidates from the Democratic Party of Korea in three constituencies?Seo-gu (Eul) and Gwangsan-gu (Gap) in Gwangju Metropolitan City, and Jeonju-si (Eul)?have called for the withdrawal of unfair additional points granted as special privileges to prosecutors.

On the 29th, according to Kim Kwang-jin, the preliminary candidate for Seo-gu Eul in Gwangju, seven preliminary candidates held a press conference at the National Assembly, stating, “It is unfair to grant special privileges in politics to those who wielded power and enjoyed all kinds of benefits while walking a privileged path as prosecutors.”

They also expressed concern, saying, “The system nomination process is undermining democratic principles and objectivity,” and warned, “If this continues, the nightmare of the 2012 general election, where the party suffered a crushing defeat despite strong public sentiment for regime change, could be repeated.”

Furthermore, they said, “Compared to the party’s decision to apply only a 10% additional point for deputy heads of metropolitan governments, who are first-grade public officials, in order to reduce excessive privileges for political newcomers from high-ranking public offices in this general election, prosecutors are being given excessive special treatment,” and raised their voices, saying, “If the party wants to grant nominations by giving unfair privileges to former high prosecutors, it should rather nominate them strategically.”

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