Regarding the conviction of former President Lee Myung-bak, Chairman of the Emergency Response Committee, Kim Jong-in, expressed his intention to apologize to the public after the conviction of former President Park Geun-hye was confirmed.
Chairman Kim said at the National Assembly on the morning of the 30th, when reporters asked'when will the public apologize for former Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye,' "Only one person (former President Lee Myung-bak) was confirmed yesterday, and there is a matter to wait. I will go and talk at that time."
When asked again whether to do it after Park's ruling came out, he said, "Yes."
Former President Park was sentenced to 20 years in prison, 18 billion won in fines, and 3.5 billion won in additional fines, both in the case of the'Gukjeong Nongdan' and the repatriation of the case for reimbursement of special activity expenses by the National Intelligence Service, and the Supreme Court's reappeal is currently underway.
On the other hand, Chairman Kim criticized the Democratic Party's entry into the procedure for nomination of candidates for the Seoul-Busan mayor's by-election candidates, saying, "I'm embarrassed as a public party," and "if it doesn't make sense, the idea of changing the law and doing what I want."
When asked about the possibility of a 100% national contest in relation to the ongoing discussion of the contest rules, he said, "There was also such a talk during the discussion of the contest preparatory committee, and then there is a question of what the party members exist for, so an appropriate compromise line will come out." Will be confirmed by mid-December."
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