Democratic Party Claims Illegality of Two-person System at KCC
Criticism of ‘Reward Appointment’ for New KBS President, “With Park Jang-beom, the anchor of News9, selected as the final candidate for the new KBS president, the ‘two-person system’ of the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) is once again under scrutiny.”,
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Acting Chairman Kim Tae-kyu of the KCC/ Photo by Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@,
, ‘On the 24th, Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Hun-gi argued during a National Assembly audit conducted by the Science, Technology, Information, and Communications Committee, “Unqualified directors appointed under the two-person system at the KCC selected anchor Park Jang-beom as a candidate for KBS president.”‘,
, ‘He pointed out, “The person who downplayed the incident of First Lady Kim Kun-hee receiving a luxury bag as ‘a small bag from a foreign company’ is becoming the KBS president,” adding, “There are claims of it being a reward appointment from the government.”‘,
, ‘Representative Lee claimed, “The domination of the KCC under the two-person system and all the illegally conducted broadcasting dominance should be considered void and restored.”‘,
, “He referenced a decision on the 17th by the court to cancel the penalty imposed on MBC’s ‘PD Notebook’, stating that there is procedural illegality in the two-person decision-making of the KCC.”,
, ‘The opposition claims that the appointment of KBS directors by Chairperson Jin-sook Lee and Vice Chairperson Tae-kyu Kim under the two-person system and their subsequent selection of the KBS president is invalid.’,
, ‘When Representative Lee asked Acting Chairman Kim Tae-kyu if he was preparing for a restoration, Kim responded, “I am not preparing at all and do not accept that ruling.”‘,
, ‘He added, “That ruling is merely a decision of the first trial court, and under the three-trial judicial system, the conclusion can change.”‘,
, ‘Current KBS President Park Min, who attended the audit, expressed, “(Park’s appointment as president) was determined as a good choice for the new president after comprehensive consideration by the board members.” ‘,
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