Choo Kyung-ho: "Democratic Party, Hypocritical Politics... Like Gangster Politics"

Budget Cut Then Shamelessly Demanding Expansion Again
Impeachment of Audit Chief Called "Petty Political Retaliation"
Request for Suspension of Standing Special Prosecutor Act Amendment Filed with Constitutional Court

On the 3rd, Choo Kyung-ho, floor leader of the People Power Party, criticized the Democratic Party of Korea's emphasis on securing budgets for local currency and other livelihood economy expenses the day before, saying, "The hypocritical politics of duplicity have reached their peak. There is a limit to mocking the people; at this point, it is a nationwide scam."

At the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Floor Leader Choo said, "They criticized the government budget as a tight budget, then further cut 4 trillion won to make it even tighter and processed it, but yesterday, when they went to Daegu, they shamelessly acted out a completely inconsistent performance, saying that expansionary fiscal policy is needed again."

Chu Kyung-ho, floor leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 3rd. Photo by Kim Hyun-min

He questioned, "Just four days ago, they unilaterally and unprecedentedly cut large amounts from livelihood budgets, research and development (R&D), and national safety budgets. Where do they plan to secure the 2 trillion won budget for local love gift certificates?" He continued, "I am dumbfounded by the lies and hypocritical politics of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader, and the Democratic Party," emphasizing, "The public clearly remembers the wordplay and scam when Lee said during the last presidential election, 'When I said I respect you, they really knew if I respected them or not.'"

Regarding budget negotiations, Floor Leader Choo declared, "There is an order to everything," and "I reiterate that there will be no further negotiations unless apologies and retractions are made first."

He also criticized the impeachment motions for the Board of Audit and Inspection chief and the Central District Prosecutor General, which were reported to the plenary session the day before, saying, "This is no longer parliamentary politics but gangster politics."

Chu Kyung-ho, floor leader of the People Power Party, is attending the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 3rd. Photo by Kim Hyun-min

Regarding the current impeachment push, Floor Leader Choo targeted the previous Moon Jae-in administration, stating, "They distorted and concealed the incident where North Korean soldiers shot and killed our Republic of Korea public officials in the West Sea and burned their bodies, fabricating it as a voluntary defection to the North." He pointed out, "When real estate prices skyrocketed, they pressured statistical agencies at least 94 times to manipulate housing price statistics." Furthermore, he said, "To forcibly push the disastrous nuclear phase-out policy, they manipulated the economic feasibility evaluation report of the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1," and "To delay the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, they leaked U.S.-South Korea military operation secrets to China and civic groups." He added, "The impeachment of the Board of Audit and Inspection chief is an attempt by the Democratic Party regime to cover up crimes that disrupt the national order and a petty political retaliation against the audit that uncovered the crimes," criticizing, "The Democratic Party's irresponsible impeachment motion, which prioritizes suspending duties first without verifying the grounds for impeachment, is unconstitutional in itself."

Meanwhile, the People Power Party plans to file a constitutional complaint and a provisional injunction to suspend the effect of the revised permanent special prosecutor rules, which were forcibly passed by the Democratic Party. The revised permanent special prosecutor rules, passed under the leadership of the Democratic Party and other opposition parties, exclude the ruling party's two recommended members from the seven-member permanent special prosecutor candidate recommendation committee in cases involving investigations related to the president or their family. Floor Leader Choo said, "This content directly contradicts the Permanent Special Prosecutor Act, which stipulates the political neutrality and independence of the special prosecutor recommendation committee in the performance of its duties," adding, "It is a clear unconstitutional and illegal act to undermine a superior law (Permanent Special Prosecutor Act) with a subordinate law, the National Assembly rules."

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