Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon strongly criticized Kim Ui-gyeom, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, for 'the suspicion of high-class drinking in Cheongdam-dong,' saying, "Rep. Kim acts as if he has a license that can harm him with lies."
On the morning of the 25th, Minister Han, at a meeting at the National Assembly to attend President Yoon Seok-yeol's address on the budget revision, pointed at Rep. Kim Eui-gyeom and said, "Every time I open my mouth, he will let me go even if I tell a lie. It seems like it, but I think it should be different this time."
Earlier yesterday, during a state audit by the Legislative and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly, Rep. Kim Eui-gyeom said, "On July 19, there was a report in the public interest that a minister and President Yoon Seok-yeol had a drinking party with 30 lawyers Kim & Chang and former president Lee Se-chang at a high-class bar in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul. " asserted.
Regarding this, Minister Han expressed his strong displeasure, saying, "If I were there or within a kilometer of that area, what would I bet on? I feel ashamed of insulting a member of the State Council by having an affair with a person who stalks like that."
Minister Han also refuted the Democratic Party's claims of the special prosecutor and criticism of 'political oppression'.
Minister Han said, "If the investigation is not good, a special prosecutor will be introduced." I questioned.
Then, referring to the 'Prosecution and Removal of Prosecutor's Office (complete deprivation of the prosecution's investigation authority, the prosecution's investigation-separation of the right to indictment)' proposed by the Democratic Party, he said, "One of the arguments for the prosecution and prosecution is that the investigation and prosecution should be separated. I don't know if the special prosecutor is looking for a combination of investigation and prosecution."
(Video coverage: Kim Nam-seong / Composition: Jin Sang-myung / Editing: Jang Hee-jeong / Production: D Content Planning Department)