Choo Mi-ae: "Yoon's National Address Shows Only 'I'm Right' Stubbornness"

Former Democratic Party leader Chu Mi-ae criticized President Yoon Suk-yeol's national address announced on the 1st, saying, "He spoke for about 50 minutes, but there was no content, only stubbornness showing 'I am right'."

Former Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, Choo Mi-ae. [Image source=Yonhap News]

On the 2nd, on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus,' former leader Chu said, "(President Yoon) insisted that the increase of 2,000 medical school admissions had reasonable grounds, which caused strong opposition from related workers, leading the presidential office to take a step back by saying, 'If the Korean Medical Association provides an appropriate plan, we will consider it.' The presidential office repeatedly cleans up after the president's mistakes, so there is no trust at all," she pointed out.

She added, "When asked to control prices, saying green onions cost 875 won caused Nongshim to suffer and exposed ignorance of the situation. Similarly, the medical sector issue was meant to resolve the gap, but instead, it worsened the problem, causing the president to create a medical gap." She continued, "The public has realized that he cannot do anything properly, and if we continue to trust only Yoon Suk-yeol for three full years, the country will be torn apart and face a crisis of total collapse."

Regarding the rise of the Innovation Party for Justice, she evaluated, "After experiencing two years of Yoon Suk-yeol's prosecutorial dictatorship regime, people were looking for a force that could raise the banner of proper reform, and at just that moment, Representative Cho Guk launched the party, raising expectations." She added, "The Democratic Party cannot put the banner of prosecutorial reform at the forefront alone because it must cover not only prosecutorial reform but also livelihood issues and various diplomatic matters as a ruling party, which is a limitation."

Regarding prosecutorial reform measures to be pursued legislatively, she emphasized the principle of separating investigation and prosecution. She said, "Candidate Kim Yong-min from Namyangju has already proposed bills such as establishing an investigative agency or a prosecution agency as campaign promises, and these should be firmly implemented as they are."

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