Minju Party mentions impeachment of Lee Jin-suk this time… “Withdraw the nomination of Yoon.”

Members of the Democratic Party and the Innovation Party criticize the nominee for past illegal surveillance of labor unions
Former MBC journalist Han Jun-ho says the nomination itself feels like impeachment,

[Seoul=Newsis] Reporter Jo Su-jung = Nominee for the head of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, Lee Jin-sook, expressing her feelings about the nomination at a briefing held at the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul on the 4th. 2024.07.04. chocrystal@newsis.com, ‘[Seoul=Newsis] Reporter Jo Jae-wan = Members of the Democratic Party and the Innovation Party at the National Assembly’s Information, Science, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee raised concerns about the qualifications of Lee Jin-sook, the new nominee for the head of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, warning that she could become a target for impeachment.’,
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, ‘They held a press conference at the National Assembly’s Yeouido Communication Office in Seoul on this day and urged President Yoon to withdraw the nomination of the candidate, who was announced as the successor to former Chairman Kim Hong-il.’,
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, ‘They raised concerns about the nominee’s questioning of some broadcasting regulations and allegations of illegal surveillance of the Culture Broadcasting Union in the past. They argued that “being appointed as a director at a broadcasting company and participating in permit and approval processes for the broadcasting company as an MBC alumnus is a conflict of interest.”‘,
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, ‘Kim Hyun, the Democratic Party’s secretary of the Information, Science, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee, also called for the nominee’s voluntary resignation. He said, “It is unprecedented for someone affiliated with a specific broadcasting company to be nominated as the head of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission. The most important issue is how someone from MBC can fairly assess broadcasting license applications. It would be better for the person to stop themselves from continuing to bring shame.”‘,
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, ‘Secretary Kim added, “In December, the review process for renewing MBC’s license will take place, and if the two chairmen of the review committee are selected and then have to make decisions, it will be a conflict of interest situation. If a meeting cannot be convened but is forcibly held, it may have to face impeachment.”‘,
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, ‘Han Jun-ho, a Democratic Party member and former MBC announcer, also emphasized during a press conference at the National Assembly that if the government does not withdraw this nomination, Lee Jin-sook could face impeachment from the public.’,
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, ‘He met with reporters after the press conference and said, “This nominee was expelled by the MBC Journalist Association. How can someone like that become the head of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission?” He stated that the nomination itself feels like impeachment.’,
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