
더불어민주당은 무소속 한동훈 의원이 김승원 법무부 장관 후보자 신약 청탁 의혹 관련 녹취를 공개하는 것을 두고 '캐비닛 장사'라고 비판하며, 불법적인 녹취 및 수사자료 입수 경위를 밝히고 사과할 것을 촉구했다.
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더불어민주당은 무소속 한동훈 의원이 김승원 법무부 장관 후보자 신약 청탁 의혹과 관련된 녹취를 연일 공개하고 있는 데 대해 비판적 입장을 표명했다.
명백한 범죄 해당할 수도…韓 입에 자물쇠 채워질 날 머지않아
(서울=연합뉴스) 박재하 기자 = 더불어민주당은 연일 김승원 법무부 장관 후보자의 '신약 청탁' 의혹 관련 녹취를 공개하고 있는 무소속 한동훈 의원을 향해 "캐비닛 장사"를 벌이고 있다며 녹취 입수 경위를 추궁했다.
조계원 대변인은 이날 서면브리핑을 통해 "불법적인 녹취와 수사자료 입수 경위를 소상하게 밝히고 국민 앞에 사과하라"며 이같이 밝혔다.
조 대변인은 "사적 통화 녹취는 당사자 아니면 수사기관 등 제한된 경로를 통해야만 나올 수 있다"며 "입수·유출 경위에 위법성이 있다면 명백한 범죄에 해당할 수 있다"고 지적했다.
이어 "사건을 캐비닛에 모아두고 시점을 골라 꺼내 써먹는 방식은 정치검찰의 오래된 관행"이라며 "한동훈 검사식 캐비닛 표적 수사가 한동훈 의원의 캐비닛 정치로 재현되고 있다"고 비판했다.
조 대변인은 "한 의원의 말과 SNS를 통해 발설한 내용으로도 충분히 범죄의 구성 요건을 갖췄다"며 "앞으로도 녹취와 수사자료를 공개하겠다고 하는데, 그럴수록 한동훈 의원의 범죄혐의는 더욱 무거워질 것"이라고 전했다.
그러면서 "한 의원 입에 자물쇠가 채워질 날도 머지않아 보인다"며 "국회에서 사람을 음해하는 나쁜 정치를 일삼는 한동훈식 캐비닛 정치는 퇴출이 답이다"라고 덧붙였다.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
한동훈 의원에 대한 추가적인 법적 검토나 조사가 진행될 것
Possible · Within weeks
국회 내에서 캐비닛 정치를 둘러싼 공방이 지속될 것
Likely · Within days

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