Representative Kim Min-seok urges focus on reforming people’s livelihood… Be wary of excessive demands for prosecution reform

The standard for reform is the lives of the people... We need to focus more on reforms that are directly related to people’s livelihoods.

“As the National Assembly Inspector General and the ruling party, we must support the government’s work and defend against raising issues that are different from the facts.”

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Jeong-jin = Regarding the prosecution reform, Kim Min-seok, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 6th, "At a time when we need to focus on reforming the people's livelihood, if there are concerns that the reform camp, ranks, front, and the presidential leadership itself may be damaged as in the past due to excessive demands or claims, it is time for the party to take some control."

On this day, Representative Kim appeared on the Democratic Party's YouTube broadcast 'Minty 07' and said, "Most of the parts requested by the voices that originally strongly advocated prosecution reform have been fulfilled, and there are some parts that have gone further."

Regarding the issue of reform legislation during the time of the Uri Party, he said, "(At the time) the greatest consensus was that toxic provisions should be eliminated, but there was a difference of opinion within the party between those who should focus on revisions to eliminate them and do so when possible, and those who should abolish them all in the next administration."

He continued, “In the end, it was possible to revise the poisoning clause, but as (the situation) was not sorted out, this ended up not being possible, and the Uri Party itself ended up in a situation where it continued to experience political difficulties.”

He also said, “The standard for reform is the lives of the people,” and “In the end, it is better for politics to constantly focus more on reforms that are directly related to the people’s livelihood among various reforms.” He also said, “The clarity of the goal is important, but producing actual results and the substance of the results are important.”

Representative Kim's remarks appear to be intended to reinforce President Lee Jae-myung's message targeting the so-called 'hardliners'.

The previous day, President Lee said through

Meanwhile, Representative Kim said in relation to the Lee Jae-myung administration's second audit of government affairs starting today, "We will point out problems in the process of executing (government tasks), but in the larger scheme of things, I think there are two sides to it: providing more support for what the government is doing and defending it if the opposition party raises issues contrary to the facts."

He then mentioned issues such as low-income finance, youth employment, and monthly rent issues, and said, "It is good for the ruling party and the National Assembly to play their roles well to ensure that there is nothing missed or lacking in the government's large-scale (reform) direction."

Regarding the audit of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee held amidst the so-called rejection of the request for re-nomination of Supreme Court Justice candidates, he predicted, "I think Chairman Seo Young-kyo will operate in a way that asks all the questions and weighs everything while appropriately adjusting and moderating the parts that the public thinks is 'too excessive.'"