On the 14th, Han Sang-hyeok, chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, appointed by the Moon Jae-in government, was notified that he was not eligible to attend the cabinet meeting. On the way to work on the 17th, President Yoon Seok-yeol said, “Is it necessary to have a cabinet meeting with all those who do not need to come?” In fact, it was interpreted as a message demanding voluntary resignation, which sparked controversy. Chairman Han Sang-hyeok said his tenure would be completed by July 2023. President Yun’s remarks and the opinions and opinions of general daily newspapers surrounding Chairman Han’s position are different.
First of all, there are newspapers calling for voluntary resignation. In an editorial on the 18th, the Seoul Shimbun said, “The core of the controversy is whether they can fully fulfill their duties as heads of state agencies in the midst of a change of government, leaving aside the authenticity of the pressure to resign.” The reality is that it is difficult to see that the organization has been run beyond that.” He continued, “It is typical for the Democrats to fire support for the two of them to ‘preserve their place’,” he said. .
In an editorial on the 20th, the Kookmin Ilbo also said, “The Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission has a position where fairness and independence are important. However, it is questionable whether he has performed his duties fairly and independently enough to guarantee his tenure.” He argued, “Chairman Han, a former representative of the Citizens’ Coalition for Democratic Media, was criticized for passively responding to biased reports on pro-woman broadcasting during his tenure.” He then asked, “Is Chairman Han not resigning for the sake of independence and neutrality of the Korea Communications Commission?” This is read as a statement that the chairman of the Korea Communications Commission is keeping his seat for the Democratic Party. The editorial title was “Isn’t it common sense to resign”?
There are also newspapers that first paid attention to changes in laws and institutions. In an editorial on the 20th, Hankook Ilbo wrote, “Now is the right time to seek a solution, since the opposition party has disappeared for many years. The People’s Power is in the process of amending the Public Institutions Management Act, which sets the term of office for the head of an institution to two years and six months. The ruling and opposition parties should come to consultations,” he ordered. “The mismatch between the terms of the president and the president is ineffective. It is also worth considering the American-style (plumbook) method of determining a list of public offices that will either start a new president’s term or resign at the same time.” The newspaper added, “It is hard work to watch an unfamiliar fight over the ‘loot’ of the head of a public institution.” The JoongAng Ilbo also published an editorial on the 18th, saying, “In the aftermath of the (Ministry of Environment) blacklist incident, there has been a strong trend that some people say they do not want to step down even if they are asked to do so. attention was paid to the arrangement.
There are also newspapers aimed at the president. In an editorial on the 16th, the Hankyoreh said, “The Korea Communications Commission is a consensus system that has been given the duty of political neutrality so that it can fairly manage and supervise broadcasting and radio waves, which are public goods. The point is to openly violate the law,” he criticized. In an editorial on the 18th, referring to the president’s remarks, he criticized the president’s remarks, saying, “It was practically a voluntary resignation of the Korea Communications Commission chairman, who was guaranteed a statutory term (3 years), to the extent that I wonder if it was the president who shouted ‘according to the law’ several times after taking office.” .
In an editorial on the 20th, the Kyunghyang Shinmun asked, “How would you explain the investigation of former Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Baek Woon-gyu, saying that the prosecution forced the resignation of the heads of subordinate agencies?” . The newspaper also pointed out, “President Yoon himself attended the 2020 state audit when he was the Prosecutor General and said, ‘The term of office is a promise I made with the people when I took office, so no matter what pressure there is, I will do my best.”
On the 18th, Chosun Ilbo, which is leading the ‘Shaking the Broadcasting Committee Chairman’, reported that “Passport is known to be investigating cases where Chairman Han pressed the broadcasting company president in relation to the production of a program under the previous administration.” Following the report on the ‘suspicious farmland law violation’ on the 15th, it seems to be a notice to shake it up further through another article. Unlike Chosun, the Dong-A Ilbo, in its editorial on the 18th, aimed at the president’s remarks that he “doesn’t need to come,” and said, “The president’s daily communication should continue, and questions and answers should be longer and longer. But the word needs to be refined. Every word needs to be more careful and refined.”
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