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The Budget Settlement Committee, which reviews the Yoon Seok-Yeol government's first budget proposal, continued to go bankrupt from the first day.

The meeting was halted twice when Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon referred to Democratic Party lawmaker Hwang Un-ha and broadcaster Kim Eo-jun as 'professional conspiracy theorists'.



Reporter Kwon Ran reports.



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To the question of Rep. Cho Su-jin, a member of the People's Power, said, "There is an argument that the Itaewon disaster is caused by the war on drugs promoted by Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon," Han responded as follows.



[Han Dong-hoon/Minister of Justice: I think it is wrong for 'professional conspiracy theorists' like Kim Eo-jun and Rep. Hwang Un-ha to use this national tragedy to



conduct political business.]

He refuted the allegations and showed a sign of discomfort.



Democrats immediately protested, calling it "contempt for the National Assembly."



[Jong-gi Jeon / Democratic Party Member: It can also be seen as an obvious insult to the National Assembly.]



[Yoon Young-deok / Democratic Party Member: The statement of the State Council member who evaluates a fellow lawmaker as a political conspiracy theor is astonishing.]



The power of the people has evolved, but ,



[Lee Cheol-gyu / People's Power Rep.: I heard it as a remark referring to a specific broadcaster.

I heard that he pointed out and criticized the behavior of a politician who was greedy.]



Criticism came from within.



[Bae Hyun-jin / Rep. of People's Power: I also judge that it is an act that does not fit the dignity of a member of the State Council.

I ask that you apologize for that part.]



Despite the pouring demands for an apology, Minister Han refused,



[Han Dong-hoon/Minister of Justice: I think that this is something that can be said as a person who has been harmed.]



Opposition lawmakers until the exit of the minister After making the request, the meeting was stopped twice.



At the meeting that eventually resumed past his midnight, a minister apologized in his remarks, saying he was "sorry for the disruption to progress."