▲ Power of the People, Rep. Soo-jin Cho-Open Democratic Party, Rep. Kang-wook Choi


At the National Assembly's personnel hearing for the first high-ranking officials criminal investigation chief candidate Kim Jin-wook, there was a rumor over'the first investigation target of the Airborne Division'.



Rep. Soo-jin Cho criticized Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol as the first target for the investigation of the Ministry of Public Affairs.



It was aimed at Rep. Kang-wook Choi of the Open Democratic Party, who recently moved to the Judiciary Committee.



In addition, the recent remarks of the Democratic Party's chief spokesman Choi In-ho were displayed on the PPT screen. Insisted.



Rep. Cho said, "If the airlift is in conflict with power, the reason for the existence of power will inevitably disappear," he said. "Because of investigating living power toward the Blue House, the prosecutor general was persecuted, and there was a story that it would become the first investigation into the airlift." I did.



Candidate Jin-wook Kim responded in principle, saying, "I will keep all possibilities open for the first case."



Rep. Choi Kang-wook applied for a personal remark and refuted, "I was a journalist and heard a distorted premise that I could not imagine."



Regarding his past remarks regarding the subject of investigation, Choi said, "When the case of President Yoon's mother-in-law becomes an issue, the person may be subject to investigation because only the direct existence of a public official or spouse is the subject of investigation. It was to the effect that there was no" he explained.



He also said, "To the inductive question that Yoon can become the first airlifter, he made it clear that'it's the decision of the airlifter'," he said. "I'm very sorry for the distortions made here."



Earlier, Candidate Kim said that he feels heavy responsibility as the first candidate for the Minister of Public Affairs, and said, "We will thoroughly keep political neutrality and independence and investigate corruption of high-ranking officials without sanctuary."



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