2024-05-08 13:36:47
On the 7th, the ruling and opposition parties gave mixed reactions surrounding President Yoon Seok-yeol’s decision to create the Office of Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs. The ruling party, the People Power Party, welcomed the idea, saying, “It was established solely for the benefit of the people, and we have a strong will to listen to the public sentiment without adding or subtracting it and reflect it in the administration of state affairs.” On the other hand, the opposition party criticized, “It can only be seen as President Yoon’s intention to increase his control over the assessment agency, which was weakened after his defeat in the general election.” In particular, he criticized the appointment of former Vice Minister of Justice Kim Joo-hyun, saying, “As Vice Minister of Justice under the Park Geun-hye administration, he was the person who took the lead in controlling the assessment agency along with Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs Woo Byeong-woo.”
Choi Min-seok, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Korea, said in a briefing at the National Assembly, “It is absurd to say that he will listen to public sentiment through the Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs.” He added, “President Yoon today will ignore the will of the public in the general election by reviving the Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs, and will focus on saving his family from judicial risk by taking control of the prosecution.” “It was clear,” he claimed. Chung Cheong-rae, a top member of the Democratic Party, also said, “Since words, writing, and laws are not enough, are you saying that you will rule directly with the sword and sword?” A Democratic Party official emphasized, “The revival of the Office of Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs means that we will control prosecution personnel, and we have acknowledged that we have soon entered a lame duck situation.” He added, “We will begin checks through the 22nd National Assembly Steering Committee and the Legislation and Judiciary Committee.”
Bae Soo-jin, spokesperson for the Revolutionary Fatherland Party, also commented on former Vice Minister Kim, saying, “Many people say he is a person like Woo Byung-woo, senior secretary for civil affairs during the Park Geun-hye administration,” and added, “If you want to protect the regime, speak directly to President Yoon. “Persuade them not to reject the ‘Marine Chae Special Prosecutor Act,’ which is the deciding factor of public sentiment in the general election,” he said. He said, “We will watch without blinking how the Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs bulletproofs Yoon Seok-yeol’s regime and how miserably it fails,” adding, “The ending of Season 2 of Woo Byung-woo will also be obvious.”
Park Eun-jeong, a former prosecutor and former prosecutor-elect, pointed out, “Whenever the Office of Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs is abolished while talking about abuse of power, is it reinstated for the sake of listening to public opinion when the situation is going unfavorably?”
On the other hand, People Power Party Chief Spokesperson Jeong Hee-yong said in a comment that day, “We installed it solely for the sake of the people after hearing many voices of concern that the function of listening to public opinion was insufficient.” He added, “At the last meeting between President Yoon and Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, opinions on the limitations of listening to public opinion were raised.” “We sympathize with this and have mentioned the need for the Office of Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs, so this decision was made after much consideration,” he said.
Reporter Yoo Chae-yeon ycy@donga.com
Reporter Seungwoo Lee suwoong2@donga.com
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