Kim Moon-soo rejects calls to resign after Park Geun-hye’s impeachment mistake

Conflict of opinions passed at confirmation hearing
野 “Resignation is the answer” 與 “A candidate without corruption”

When asked if he was willing to resign at the staff hearing on the 26th, Kim Moon-soo, candidate for Minister of Employment and Labor (pictured), said, “I have no intention of resigning to quit.” The opposition party continued its offensive, saying, “Candidate Kim should resign voluntarily instead of being confirmed through hearings,” while the ruling party countered by saying, “This is a candidate without corruption or misconduct.”

At the staff hearing held at the Environment and Labor Committee of the National Assembly on this day, the ruling and opposition parties fought over the issue of candidate Kim’s qualifications. Representative Kim Tae-seon of the Democratic Party of Korea called for his resignation, saying, “Candidate Kim is a destroyer of the Constitution and democracy and a person who has moved from the orbit of the Republic of Korea. Representative Lim Ja-ja from the People’s Power Party objected, saying, “There has not been a single case of false registration regarding children, and they have sufficient qualifications and abilities in terms of labor.” Candidate Kim sparked controversy by saying, “The Ssangyong Motors union is a suicide commando,” and calling the Sewol Ferry disaster memorial an “exorcism of death.”

Candidate Kim did not back down when asked by opposition party members about his intention to resign, saying “no.” Regarding the ‘Suicide Squad’ idea, he replied, “It’s nothing to think about.” Regarding comments regarding the Sewol Ferry disaster, he said, “I tell you clearly that the Sewol Ferry disaster is too big. He refused to apologize, saying, “It’s been over 10 years.

When Democratic Party lawmaker Park Hong-bae called for medical records to be submitted, saying, “The candidate’s views and actions are far beyond the general public awareness in general,” a war of words began, with the ruling party’s lawmakers protesting, saying, “The comments were so disgusting that it raised suspicions that they were conducting a psychological history study. ” I lost too.

Regarding the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye, candidate Kim said, “I recognize it because it is the decision of the Constitutional Court. However, I cannot say that I agree with every sentence,” he said, sticking to his previous position. Candidate Kim said, “If former President Park is arrested for bribery, I am also guilty of bribery. He said, “He really doesn’t know and he’s not the type of person who would accept a bribe,” and added, “I believe there will be a historical re-evaluation of the re-evaluation of old Ken -sit Park because it was wrong.”

Candidate Kim stood by his previous claim regarding the April 3rd Jeju Incident, saying it was “clearly a riot with the South Korean Labor Party.” ” Candidate Kim explained, “I’m sorry to the families of the victims, but the April 3 riots were riots that rejected the election of constitutional members for the establishment of the Republic of Korea and denied the founding of the country itself.” Ahn Ho-young, chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea and the Democratic Party of Korea, said, “If (the April 3 event) is described as a riot and he made a statement, its true nature could be wrong.”

Candidate Kim was criticized for saying, “This is the first time I’ve heard that real wages are going down,” even though “real wages,” which reflect the level of -inflation, has been decreasing over the past two years. Democratic Party lawmaker Park Jeong criticized, saying, “If you came as a candidate for the Minister of Labor, we have to understand,” and “Do we even have to go into the matter of ability?”

Reporter Seungwoo Lee suwoong2@donga.com