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, “The National Human Rights Commission of Korea has concluded its investigation into the suspicion of receiving a luxury handbag by Kim Geon-hee and one of the panel members who participated in the decision expressed the intention to resign to take responsibility for the conclusion.”,
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, “Commissioner Choi Jeong-muk, a non-standing member of the commission, sent a statement to MBC stating that he had deeply contemplated for several days after the decision and expressed his intention to resign to take responsibility for the conclusion.”,
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, “Choi, appointed by the opposition in the National Assembly, stated, ‘There was sufficient room for legal dispute, and an issue that could be seen by the public as a significant corruption case was concluded as having no grounds. Many people are disappointed with this decision, and I am taking the disappointment and distrust heavily.'” Choi also mentioned in the statement, “I believe that responsibility is not about the person who made a mistake, but about the person who has something to protect. I think this result is an accumulation of inadequacy in my past activities, hence I have concluded that I do not have the qualifications as a member.” He further added, “I extend my condolences to the other commissioners who agreed to the closure of the case,” and “I understand the situations where some had to make decisions that were unrelated to their beliefs.””,
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, “He emphasized, “There are about 300 investigators at the National Human Rights Commission working almost every day to protect the powerless who are being driven out of their homes, to redress those subjected to unjust administrative measures, and to mediate agreements at conflict sites without undermining the social values of solidarity and cooperation. Please do not denounce the entire National Human Rights Commission, regardless of whether you are progressive or conservative. I ask you to criticize specific incidents and actions.”,
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, “Regarding the recent decision by President Yoon Suk-yeol, he explained, ‘I expected the result to be 12:3, but it was a narrow margin of 8:7,’ and stated, ‘I consider it a result where individual responsibilities of the commissioners were manifested.'” Choi expressed, “If I step down, one vote will be lacking, but I believe that two or three more votes will be at play instead. I hope that the National Human Rights Commission will acknowledge this and live up to the expectations of the people for the upcoming votes such as the panel on land transaction next year.”,
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, “Choi, who resigned, is the director of the Local Autonomy Data Research Institute, served as an administrative officer at the Office of the President under the administration of Roh Moo-hyun, and also served as a member of the Presidential Committee on Policy Planning under the administration of Moon Jae-in.”,
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, “Earlier on the 10th, the National Human Rights Commission concluded its investigation into the suspicion of Kim Geon-hee receiving a luxury handbag through a vote at the commission’s full panel meeting.”,
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, “In the case of Kim Geon-hee’s luxury handbag suspicion, 9 votes went for closure, 3 for referral, and 3 for transmission. The case of President Yoon Suk-yeol and Pastor Choi Jae-young ended with 8 votes for closure against 7 for transmission.”,
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, “The commission stated that there is no punishment clause for the president’s spouse in the Anti-Corruption Act, making it impossible to punish her. It also mentioned that the luxury handbag received by Ms. Kim is not related to the president’s official duties, and even if it is relevant, Pastor Choi Jae-young is not the subject of reporting as he is a foreigner.”,
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, “During the full panel meeting where the conclusion was made, opinions such as ‘If the fact-finding is not sufficient, and if there is no way to judge at least the criminal suspicion, it should be referred to the investigative agency for judgment,’ and ‘Considering the delivery location and method, and the position of the deliverer, the luxury handbag cannot be considered as presidential records’ were raised.”,
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, “There was also a proposal for an anonymous vote, but it was decided to conduct a vote by a counted poll as there was no precedent for an anonymous vote.”,
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