Jeong Jeong-mi “I don’t think I violated the ruling of the tripartite compensation plan for forced labor”

Constitutional Court Candidate Confirmation Hearing
“It is inappropriate to express opinions in diplomatic actions”

▲ Chung Jeong-mi, candidate for the Korean Constitutional Court. random news

Regarding the government’s third-party compensation plan for victims of forced labor during Japan’s colonial era, Constitutional Court candidate Jeong Jeong-mi said on the 29th, “I don’t think the president has violated the ruling of the Korean judiciary.”

At a personnel hearing held by the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee that day, when Democratic Party lawmaker Park Beom-gye asked a question to the effect that he had “directly violated the Supreme Court ruling,” the Candidate said Chung, “It’s a question. action regarding the government’s diplomatic relations, so I did not express any opinion from the candidate’s point of view. It is not appropriate to give,” he showed a principled position.

To the additional question, ‘Then do you definitely agree?

Candidate Jung said, “I think it’s a very political and diplomatic decision-making matter,” when Representative Jang Dong-hyuk of People’s Power asked with the intention of “shouldn’t we establish any relationship with Japan in a state where the Dokdo matter and uncorrected historical facts?” “I think it will be difficult to make any judgment about the actions taken under the authority of the president because I am a candidate,” he explained. He said, “The Supreme Court’s recognition of liability for compensation relating to forced labor must be respected as it is a judgment of the Supreme Court.” The process of making it is different. The third-party reimbursement part is an enforcement-related area,” he added.

Regarding the suspected violation of the Farm Land Act, Candidate Chung apologized, saying, “I found out late that my father acquired farmland in Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do in my name,” and “a mistake it was great to leave the situation unattended. , so I will pass the ownership on to my father.”

Reporter Kang Yoon-hyeok