Suspicions of Statistical Manipulation by Moon Jae-in Administration Spark Political Battle

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The political battle is heating up regarding the suspicions of the Moon Jae-in administration’s so-called ‘statistical manipulation’ announced by the Board of Audit and Inspection.

The ruling party actually targeted former President Moon Jae-in, saying that everyone should be held accountable regardless of their status, but the opposition party criticized it as a ‘manipulated audit’ aimed at oppressing the former government.

Reporter Jeong Jae-woo reports.

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The Board of Audit and Inspection announced that the Moon Jae-in administration pressured the Real Estate Agency and the National Statistical Office to manipulate housing price and income statistics.

We requested the prosecution to investigate 22 people, including former high-ranking Blue House officials, including former Blue House policy chief Jang Ha-seong, and officials from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the National Statistical Office.

[최달영/감사원 제1사무차장/지난 15일 : “통계청으로 하여금 BH(청와대) 입장에 맞춰 사실과 다르게 대외 설명하도록 지시한 사실도…”]

The People Power Party continues its onslaught every day, calling it a shocking violation of the national flag.

He said that everyone should be held accountable regardless of their status.

[윤재옥/국민의힘 원내대표 : “엉터리 정책으로 전에 없는 불평등 시대를 만들어 놓고, 이를 덮기 위해 통계를 함부로 조작한 사람들에 대해서는 지위고하를 막론하고 엄벌에 처해야 할 것입니다.”]

Representative Kwon Seong-dong criticized the manipulation of statistics as grade manipulation for schools and fraudulent accounting for companies.

Rep. Ha Tae-kyung demanded a responsible apology from former President Moon Jae-in.

On the other hand, the Democratic Party claimed that it was a ‘manipulated audit’ to break through the political situation.

According to the Board of Audit and Inspection’s announcement, ‘household income’ statistics have been manipulated since the second quarter of 2017, but there is no reason to manipulate statistics that will stop production only two months after the government was launched, and from the following year.

[권칠승/더불어민주당 수석대변인 : “(2018년 중단할) 시한부 통계를 임의로 조작해 정부 출범 직후인 2분기 가계소득을 조작했다는 감사원의 주장은 더욱 납득이 되질 않습니다.”]

The National Statistical Office civil servants’ union also criticized the Board of Audit and Inspection for carrying out a political audit and for holding only innocent officials at the National Statistical Office accountable.

This is Jeong Jae-woo from KBS News.

Cinematographer: Jang Se-kwon/Video Editing: Kim Hyeong-ki/Graphics: Kim Ji-hye

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2023-09-18 21:28:00
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