
Prime Minister Han Seong-sook refuted President Lee Jae-myung's criticism of excessive use of social media at the National Assembly's Budget and Accounts Committee on the 3rd, saying that he has a strong will to solve the problem, and explained that he was trying to create an opportunity to think together.
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When an opposition lawmaker pointed out the President's use of social media, Prime Minister Han Seong-sook explained the matter.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Sang-hyun = Prime Minister Han Seong-sook explained on the 3rd that the President's will to solve the problem is strong in response to opposition party members' criticism that President Lee Jae-myung's use of social media is excessive.
When Park Sang-woong, a member of the People's Power Party, claimed that the President continues to use uncontrolled social media at night during a comprehensive policy inquiry by the National Assembly's Budget and Accounts Special Committee, Prime Minister Han responded, "The President has a very strong will to immediately resolve visible problems."
He added, “I think you want to raise a lot of issues and find an opportunity for everyone to think together (about the issue).”
Regarding the controversy over the preferential treatment system for multicultural families sparked by the President's remarks, he added, "The city of Seoul responded right away because there are areas to fix," adding, "I think we can move quickly on some issues and, if necessary, through discussion."

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon criticized President Lee Jae-myung's visit to the Jangwi-dong public redevelopment site and urged him to move away from the theory that public development is all-encompassing. Mayor Oh emphasized that the private sector has accounted for 90% of recent housing supply and proposed a visit to Changsin-dong.

President Lee Jae-myung held a luncheon with the presidents of the Korean Constitutional Association at the Blue House on the 4th and listened to their opinions on coexistence, cooperation, constitutional amendment, and transfer of wartime operational control.

Former President Yoon Seok-yeol, who was indicted on charges of making false statements while a presidential candidate, was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison and 3 years of probation, the same as in the first trial, in the appeals court. If the sentence is confirmed, the People Power Party will have to return 39.7 billion won in election expenses, and former President Yoon's side has announced its intention to appeal.

A preliminary arrest warrant was dismissed for two close associates of the trustworthy North Chungcheong governor who were suspected of illegally campaigning ahead of the June 3 local elections. The Cheongju District Court stated that it was difficult to recognize the reason for the arrest in light of the evidence collected and the progress of the investigation.

The 'Special Prosecution Bill on Manipulated Prosecutions' was revised and approved by the Democratic Party's leadership at the National Assembly's Legislative and Judiciary Committee subcommittee. The 'cancellation of prosecution' clause was deleted and suspicions such as 'sending fishermen to North Korea and bribery of former President Moon Jae-in's son-in-law' were added, and the total number of people was 309.

The special prosecutor team investigating the shortage of ballot papers for the June 3 local elections detected allegations of post-facto falsification and alteration of the National Election Commission's voting records and irregularities in the bidding for early voting paper issuance machines, and began a mandatory investigation into the National Election Commission and the Seoul Metropolitan Election Commission.