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“What great prize did you receive?” Opposition workshop in Daejang-dong Geunjo Ribbon


The National Assembly Steering Committee Blue House (President’s Secretariat) had a lameness in which the state inspection was suspended. They are fighting over the mask and the ribbon worn by the People’s Power lawmaker.

At the Presidential Secretariat’s Certificate of Audit held on the morning of the 26th, presided over by the National Assembly Steering Committee, members of the People’s Power said, ‘Daejang-dong Gate! He was present wearing a white mask with the words ‘Accept the Special Prosecutor’s Office!’ and a black ribbon. As soon as the oath of Chief of Staff Yoo Young-min was over, lawmakers from the Democratic Party of Korea demanded the removal of masks and ribbons all at once through procedural remarks.

Kim Seong-hwan, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said, “I apologize and cooperate with the opposition lawmakers. Rep. Kim said, “I am concerned about whether the state audit will be conducted properly in such a situation.” He demanded that “the mask and ribbon be removed in order to smoothly proceed with the inspection through discussions between the secretaries of the ruling and opposition parties.”

Kim Jung-jae, a member of the People’s Power, immediately said, “The Blue House must listen to all voices from the highest to the lowest, and there is nothing that the Blue House cannot handle.” I think it is natural to convey the voice of the opposition and demand a special prosecutor.” Rep. Kim said, “I always wore a mask at other standing committees, but no standing committee raised such an issue.” He asked the ruling and opposition parties to proceed without consultation.

Han Jun-ho, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said, “It is said that wearing a mask is not a problem, but we did not fight throughout the National Assembly.” . A lawmaker said, “You can ask questions and questions about pending issues at the head of the National Inspectorate.” “If you hold a sign, wear a mask, and wear a ribbon, there is a problem because it is one claim to show the image of Daejang-dong to the people all the time.” It’s not right to start a fight.”

▲ Rep. Kim Byung-joo of the Democratic Party of Korea is speaking at the Cheong Wa Dae Office of Audit and Inspection presided over by the National Assembly Steering Committee on the morning of the 26th. Photo = Captured from KBS video

In particular, Rep. Kim Byung-ju of the same party said, “It is an individual’s freedom to wear a mask and ribbon, but it must be done within a range that does not make the other person uncomfortable. Rep. Kim continued, “Isn’t the one you’re wearing a geunjo ribbon? Geunjo ribbons are only worn at shopping malls. I wondered if the power of the people had suffered any great prize or if there was any sad event that the party would be disbanded today,” he said. Rep. Kim said, “Take a picture and see decent people wearing strange phrases on their masks. How ridiculous,” he criticized. He said that the form dominates the content, and he asked us to make it fit the form.

Rep. Lee Su-jin (Proportion) of the same party also said, “Even though we have been preparing for a long time to fulfill the original function of the National Assembly, (opposition) has been criticized a lot for showing such an image that it is not working and leading to a political battle, and I express my regrets here today.” “Both the opposition and the ruling party can speak their minds and express their opinions, but there must be manners to be followed,” he said. He pointed out, “I can also come out with ribbons that say ‘Kim Yong-pan is spreading false information’ and ‘Yoon Seok-yeol’s 120-hour labor remarks’,” but he pointed out that “it does not meet the public’s eye level.”

In response, the people protested whether they would not tolerate even such a voice. Lim Ja, a member of the People’s Power, said, “I don’t remember when frogs were tadpoles. It didn’t matter. The red flag is also unavoidable,” he pointed out. Rep. Lim said, “Let’s just do it like this.” “Is there anything you can’t do? Are you saying you can’t even look at this? I’m not confident, but the Democrats,” he criticized.

Rep. Jeon Joo-hye heard President Moon Jae-in’s remarks on the 12th of the Daejang-dong incident, saying, ‘The police and prosecutors should actively cooperate and focus their efforts on quietly uncovering the substantive truth through a swift and thorough investigation. Of course, it has to be investigated by the National Inspectorate of the Steering Committee today.” “But what happened after that? While prosecuted for thievery against Yoo Dong-gyu, he charged only with bribes, except for the charge of breach of trust.” The former lawmaker criticized, “If this (investigation) doesn’t go well, I think it can be asked by the steering committee because it will have to go to the special prosecutor, and I naturally express regret for the narrow attitude towards the opposition on that part.”

In particular, former lawmaker expressed regret at the agreement between the ruling and opposition parties that only news videos with clearly reported sources and simple sounds without audio were demonstrated, and that interview recordings and YouTube videos were not to be demonstrated.

▲People's Power Rep. Jeon Joo-hye speaks at the Blue House Office of Audit and Inspection presided over by the National Assembly Steering Committee on the morning of the 26th.  Photo = Captured from KBS video
▲People’s Power Rep. Jeon Joo-hye speaks at the Blue House Office of Audit and Inspection presided over by the National Assembly Steering Committee on the morning of the 26th. Photo = Captured from KBS video

People’s Power Rep. Kang Min-guk said, “I express deep regret” at the argument of Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Byeong-joo, who said that the black ribbon was ‘was dismantling the people’s power’. Rep. Kang argued that the Daejang-dong gate was “the biggest corruption since Dangun” and that “70% of the people demand a special prosecutor, and I express my condolences to the Democrats who are ignoring it and crushing it.” In particular, Rep. Kang said, “I urge the Blue House Steering Committee for a special prosecutor.” “The Special Prosecution Act is proposed by the National Assembly, but the special prosecutor is appointed by the president. It has no powers and functions,” he said.

In response, Yun Ho-jung, chairman of the National Assembly’s steering committee (and also the floor leader of the Democratic Party), said, “There is a lot of disagreement between the ruling and opposition parties. Isn’t this a place to fight issues related to next year’s presidential election, which is six months away? “As the chairman, I can’t help but express my regrets for bringing in the strife,” he said. Chairman Yoon said, “I asked the secretaries of both parties to come to an agreement, but it was not done. said.

Then, Kim Jeong-jae, a member of the People’s Power, said, “Are you going to fall down?” Chairman Yun Ho-jung said, “How do you get down on that? Please refrain from talking about Rep. Kim Jung-jae.” After the ruling party lawmaker said, “Take off your mask,” and so on, Chairman Yoon declared the suspension of audits, “I will stop auditing for a while.” After that, the audit was not resumed all morning at all.