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Prime Minister Han Duk-soo said in a question to the government of the National Assembly that he would propose to President Yoon Seok-yeol a pardon for Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong and other businessmen.
Reporter Kang Min-woo summarized the contents of the government question held today (27th).
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Prime Minister Han Deok-soo expressed his affirmative intention when asked if he would recommend an amnesty for businessmen to the president in a question about the government in the National Assembly.
[Park Seong-joong / People's Power Rep.: I think the pardon of Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong is necessary.
In addition, I believe that amnesty of businessmen, including Chairman Shin Dong-bin, should be actively considered, so do you have any plans to suggest it to the president?]
[Han Deok-soo/Prime Minister: Yes, I will suggest it.]
With the Liberation Day special envoy to Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong being discussed, the Prime Minister officially He said he would make a suggestion to the president.
Workshops related to the establishment of a police department within the Ministry of the Interior and Safety also continued.
Democratic Party lawmakers and Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min faced off head-to-head over the rationale for establishing a police station and interpretation of the authority of the National Police Commission.
[Rep. Han Jeong-ae/Democratic Party: Control by
unelected power is a completely different story.]
[Lee Sang-min/Minister of Public Administration and Security: That there is no independent country in the world where there is a police force]
At one point, interrogation of the government was stopped while raising the stakes.
[Apologize!
(Apologize for what!)]
Minister Lee lowered his body to his remarks that were controversial, such as the controversial 'coup d'etat remarks'.
[Lee Sang-min / Minister of Public Administration and Security: I will humbly accept criticism that the remarks related to the coup were excessive.]
Still, he added that he pointed out the danger of reckless collective actions of some superintendents who held a national police chiefs meeting.
Minister of Education Park Soon-ae, who was appointed without going through a personnel hearing, also attended today's question about the government, but the offensive against allegations raised so far, such as plagiarism of papers, is continuing.