The People Power Party on September 7 criticized the second cabinet reshuffle of President Lee Jae-myung's administration as a 'personnel disaster,' launching a barrage of attacks against the ministerial nominees.
Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk stated during a Supreme Council meeting at the National Assembly, "The goal of this reshuffle is clear: to cancel charges and favor the left. It is akin to President Lee's declaration of 'abandoning the public.'"
Jang continued his offensive against Kim Seung-won, the nominee for Minister of Justice, who is embroiled in allegations of soliciting new drug approvals, and Yoon Hye-in, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, who faces suspicions related to an 'underworld organization.' He pointed out, "While they claim that owning a single non-commercial home is speculation, the nominee for Minister of Finance lived in a house he owned for only four months after holding it for 17 years. They told people not to buy homes with loans, yet the nominee for Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport used 'mother-in-law's chance' to purchase an apartment. The nominee for Minister of National Defense reportedly made 1.7 billion won through 'disguised residency' as a demolisher."
Jang asserted, "If the cabinet is filled with such individuals, the outcome is predictable. The reshuffle itself must be completely retracted," and he urged a thorough investigation into whether Kim Hyun-ji, the head of the Presidential Office's first secretariat, mishandled the personnel vetting process.
Floor leader Jeong Jeom-sik also commented, "The essence of the issue with the Kim nominee is not whether it was solicitation or a complaint, but that a member of the National Assembly helped a company conceal the side effects of a drug that killed experimental mice with just a word of 'brother.' The result was stock manipulation, leaving only the tears of small investors. I urge you to resign from the ministerial position immediately."
Jeong criticized President Lee for nominating Hong Ji-seon, who served as the head of the Urban Housing Division during Lee's tenure as Gyeonggi Province governor, as Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, stating, "This is an occupation of real estate policy by the 'Seongnam-Gyeonggi line.' Such appointments will not earn public trust in the Lee Jae-myung administration's real estate policies."
Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk stated during a Supreme Council meeting at the National Assembly, "The goal of this reshuffle is clear: to cancel charges and favor the left. It is akin to President Lee's declaration of 'abandoning the public.'"
Jang continued his offensive against Kim Seung-won, the nominee for Minister of Justice, who is embroiled in allegations of soliciting new drug approvals, and Yoon Hye-in, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, who faces suspicions related to an 'underworld organization.' He pointed out, "While they claim that owning a single non-commercial home is speculation, the nominee for Minister of Finance lived in a house he owned for only four months after holding it for 17 years. They told people not to buy homes with loans, yet the nominee for Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport used 'mother-in-law's chance' to purchase an apartment. The nominee for Minister of National Defense reportedly made 1.7 billion won through 'disguised residency' as a demolisher."
Jang asserted, "If the cabinet is filled with such individuals, the outcome is predictable. The reshuffle itself must be completely retracted," and he urged a thorough investigation into whether Kim Hyun-ji, the head of the Presidential Office's first secretariat, mishandled the personnel vetting process.
Floor leader Jeong Jeom-sik also commented, "The essence of the issue with the Kim nominee is not whether it was solicitation or a complaint, but that a member of the National Assembly helped a company conceal the side effects of a drug that killed experimental mice with just a word of 'brother.' The result was stock manipulation, leaving only the tears of small investors. I urge you to resign from the ministerial position immediately."
Jeong criticized President Lee for nominating Hong Ji-seon, who served as the head of the Urban Housing Division during Lee's tenure as Gyeonggi Province governor, as Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, stating, "This is an occupation of real estate policy by the 'Seongnam-Gyeonggi line.' Such appointments will not earn public trust in the Lee Jae-myung administration's real estate policies."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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