Oh Se-hoon on Democratic Party's 'Broadcasting 3 Laws': "Intention to Create Broadcasting Tailored to Lee Jae-myung's Taste"

"System Trying to Permanently Control Broadcasting Regardless of Regime Change"

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon strongly criticized the Democratic Party of Korea's re-submitted amendment to the 'Broadcasting 3 Acts' (Broadcasting Act, Broadcasting Culture Promotion Agency Act, Korea Educational Broadcasting System Act), saying, "Isn't it an intention to create a broadcast that suits Representative Lee Jae-myung's taste?"

On the 7th, Mayor Oh posted on Facebook under the title "The pretext of press freedom, the devilish detail of media control," stating, "They claim the angelic pretext of press freedom and independence, but in reality, they have hidden the devilish detail of media control."

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He added, "The essence of the Broadcasting 3 Acts led by the Democratic Party is to create a board of directors filled with 'our side' to permanently control broadcasting regardless of regime change," emphasizing, "To put it more precisely, isn't it an intention to create a broadcast that suits Representative Lee Jae-myung's taste to help him run smoothly for the presidency?"

Mayor Oh also criticized the Democratic Party's re-submission of the amendment to the Media Arbitration Act, which stipulates punitive damages against the media, calling it "absurd and outrageous." He said, "For the Democratic Party controlled by Representative Lee Jae-myung, is the media not an entity to guarantee freedom but rather one to punish, muzzle, and manage?" He further explained, "The reason why freedom of the press is enshrined in the constitution in democratic countries including ours is not for the freedom of media companies but for the freedom and happiness of the people."

He continued, "Representative Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party are aiming for the collapse of democracy itself," urging, "They should be ashamed and promptly withdraw it."

The Broadcasting 3 Acts include expanding the number of directors of public broadcasters such as KBS, MBC, and EBS from the current 9 (MBC and EBS) or 11 (KBS) to 21 each, and broadening the scope of director nomination rights to include not only the Korea Communications Commission but also external figures from academia, professional organizations, and viewer committees. The Democratic Party pushed for the Broadcasting 3 Acts and the Media Arbitration Act during the 21st National Assembly, but they were ultimately discarded.

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