Jang Dong-hyuk, leader of the People Power Party, urged the withdrawal of the nominations of Kim Seung-won for Minister of Justice and Yong Hye-in for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, stating on September 3 that the Blue House reshuffle has already received a failing grade from the public.
During a Supreme Council meeting at the National Assembly, Jang remarked, "Despite the reshuffle, President Lee Jae-myung's approval ratings have plummeted further."
He criticized Kim, who is facing allegations of promising bribes related to new drug facilitation, calling it a "clear case of bribery." Jang stated, "A broker operating a bar referred to Kim as 'oppa' (older brother). Kim copied and pasted the broker's messages to send to the head of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and then sent the head's response back to the broker. After the deal was finalized, Kim even sent the broker his bank account number. This is a clear case of bribery."
Jang added, "The only reason for appointing such a person as Minister of Justice is that they need a minister who will go all out to cancel prosecutions without regard for consequences."
Regarding Yong, he continued his attack over allegations of involvement with an underground organization of the Labor Party. Jang claimed, "The representative of this organization, which normalized gender discrimination while promoting 'fiery feminism' outside, is Yong's spouse. When issues of gender discrimination arose, Yong took over the leadership of the organization, which led the founding of the Basic Income Party."
He also stated, "Once Yong became a member of the National Assembly, they enjoyed various privileges, leading to mockery such as 'privileged one' and 'Chul Yong-hye-in.'"
Jang held the Democratic Party accountable for Yong's nomination, saying, "Only the Blue House and Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok supported it, while everyone across factions and generations opposed it. Not only should the ministerial nomination be canceled, but Yong should also resign from the National Assembly. The Democratic Party, which has elected Yong twice, must take responsibility as well."
He further criticized the recently resigned Kim Yong-beom, former head of the Blue House Policy Office, mentioning ongoing allegations of lobbying between Kim and Park Hyun-joo, chairman of Mirae Asset Group. Jang stated, "Due to various suspicions, including that Kim's son and Lee Chan-jin, head of the Financial Supervisory Service, both work at Mirae Asset, Kim resigned."
Jang concluded, "There are even rumors that he is fleeing overseas. We cannot overlook the sudden resignation of Kim Yong-beom."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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