Statement: “Confident in audit results… Employees sympathetic”,
Kim Tae-gyu, Acting Chairman of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, is announcing a statement at the Government Gwacheon Government Complex in Jungang-dong, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do on the morning of the 30th. 2024.8.30/News1 ⓒ News1 Lee Jae-myeong Reporter,
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, ‘(Gwacheon=News1) Reporter Yang Saerom = Kim Tae-gyu, Acting Chairman of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, stated on the 30th, “The audit requested by opposition party members of the National Assembly’s Science, Technology, Information and Communication Committee is interpreted as a low tactic that would have little impact on the ongoing judgment,”‘,
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, ‘Kim stated in a statement at the Government Gwacheon Complex in the morning of the day, “The operation of the National Assembly’s Science, Technology, Information and Communication Committee has crossed the line of common sense.”‘,
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, ‘Previously, on the first day of office for Chairman Lee Jin-suk on July 31st, the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission convened a meeting under the 2-person system consisting of Chairman Lee Jin-suk and Vice-Chairman Kim Tae-gyu, appointing 7 KBS directors and 6 MBC major shareholders.’,
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, ‘In response, the National Assembly’s S&T Committee, led by the opposition, passed a resolution requesting an audit on the process of appointing public broadcasting directors under the 2-person system. The audit demand includes an examination of the legality of the National Assembly’s S&T Committee’s operation based on the 2-person regime appointed by the president and an audit of the illegal appointment of directors at KBS and the Korean Broadcasting Directors Association.’,
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, ‘Kim, the Acting Chairman, emphasized, “(In the audit proposal reasons), the illegal operation of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission based on the 2-person system appointed by the president was raised, but a grueling 3-day hearing was conducted on this issue, and no illegality was confirmed during the process.”‘,
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, ‘He also countered, “Even in the injunction decree, it was stated that there is a need to examine the legality of the 2-person system, but it is not a definitive conclusion that the 2-person system is illegal,” and stated, “If you can’t let go of that argument, you can wait for the results of the ongoing judgment.”‘,
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, ‘He further argued, “It is absurd to claim that the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission violated the National Assembly Testimony Examination Act by not faithfully submitting documents and refusing to testify,” and said, “By impeaching the chairman through impeachment, the function of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission has been paralyzed, pressuring them not to submit documents and testify.”‘,
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, ‘Regarding the fact that the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission’s staff expressed their grievances about the replacement of the manager due to frequent impeachment attempts, unprecedented 3-day personnel hearings, etc., which the opposition criticized, he said, “Would they include such words in a document sent to the National Assembly? I just want to say it’s just collective scapegoating.”‘,
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, ‘He emphasized, “The reason why this unjust and illegal audit request was hastily passed can be somewhat predicted. It seems that the opposition is trying to make the public broadcasting directors in the structure it desires.”‘,
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, ‘When asked by reporters whether he thinks the audit results will influence the main lawsuit or impeachment trial, he responded, “I can confidently respond to the audit results,” and added, “It is only regrettable for the employees to watch the auditors come out of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission and conduct the audit.”‘,
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, ‘He also commented, “If only 101 Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission employees applied for the psychological assessment being provided by the Ministry of Personnel Management, then would such a large number of people hurt their feelings so easily and participate in the tests?”.’