“The reviewers’ meeting, but not the police chief’s meeting… Very angry”
“Critique of Kwon Seong-dong’s Law on People of Democracy and Distortion of Truth… It’s not desirable to announce Park Ji-hyun’s work as chairman”
Regarding the possibility of the reception meeting, “I won’t reject an offer if it comes… I haven’t received any proposals yet”
“I am very angry at the Chun Doo-hwan regime’s response to the Chun Doo-hwan regime’s warning and dismissal of the movement to establish a police chiefs’ council and discuss the neutrality of the police,” said Woo Sang-ho, chairman of the Democratic Party’s emergency response committee, on the 24th.
At a regular press conference held at the National Assembly on the morning of the same day, Chairman Woo said this in relation to Ulsan Jungbu Police Chief Ryu Sam-young (Superintendent), who led the national police chiefs’ meeting in opposition to the establishment of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security’s new police department, was ordered to stand-by.
Chairman Woo said, “I will ask people who ask why the Ministry of Justice has a prosecutor’s office, but why shouldn’t we have a police department?
Then, why not a meeting of the prosecutor’s office and not the police chief’s meeting?” “Is this a disciplinary matter? Will this problem be solved by tying the mouths of the chiefs of the general level?” he asked.
He also emphasized, citing cases such as the reviewers’ meeting and the judges’ meeting, “I can’t understand why a meeting of general managers and chiefs is illegally defined and suppressed when there are important discussions that depend on the fate of the organization.”
He added, “I will strictly scrutinize this issue at the hearing (Nexamination Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun) and continue to raise this issue in the standing committee,” he warned.
Chairman Woo pointed out problems such as the lack of screening clinics, reduced benefits such as paid sick leave for confirmed patients, and insufficient securing of hospital beds and medical staff regarding the COVID-19 quarantine situation, saying, “The Yoon Seok-yeol government’s response is very insufficient.
“I am concerned that many of the measures taken by the Moon Jae-in government have been withdrawn.”
He said, “As the Ministry of Strategy and Finance recovered funds for corona measures, it was impossible to quickly take measures, and it reached a point where the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention was pushing for a ‘self-sustaining quarantine’ in which the director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) was forced to survive. As can be seen, if there had been a deep interest in countermeasures against the corona virus, this kind of problem would not have occurred.”
Regarding the possibility of meeting with President Yoon Seok-yeol, he said, “If an offer comes, I will not reject it.
However, no proposals have been made yet.”
Chairman Woo countered the controversy surrounding the People of Merit for Democracy Act, saying, “The criticism of Won Seong-dong, the representative of the People’s Power, is a distortion of the facts.
He emphasized, “If it is difficult to pass the law, I will take out all the problematic benefits.”
He also added, “The broadest estimate is 800 people, and the government estimates that it will cost 1 billion won a year,” he added.
Regarding the disagreement with the Central Party Election Committee’s decision to disallow promotional materials linked to other candidates at the party’s national convention, Chairman Woo said, “Isn’t it because it was introduced with the intention of not lining up? There is no possibility that the rules will be changed.”
Regarding the disclosure that former Vice Chairman Park Ji-hyeon had been asked to nominate Gyeyang by Lee Jae-myung, a standing adviser in the past, he declined to comment, saying, “I have no right to investigate the nomination process of the previous leadership.”
However, he said, “If I would advise former Chairman Park Ji-hyeon, it does not seem desirable to publicly publicize what happened during his time as a non-chairman.”
/yunhap news