Minjoo, President Yoon and Myung Tae-kyun reveal 'suspected nomination intervention' currency development

Minjoo Unveils Emergency Press Conference 'President Yoon-Myeong Tae-gyun' Call
"Contents of the call exchanged before the 2022 by-elections"
Minjoo "President Yoon mentions nomination Kim Young-sun to Myung Tae-kyun"

[Anchor]
The Democratic Party of Korea today unveiled the currency development exchanged between Myung Tae-kyun and President Yoon Suk Yeol, a key figure in the suspicion of Kim Gun-hee's intervention in the nomination.

The call was reportedly made ahead of the June 2022 by-elections, which the Democratic Party claimed was clear evidence to prove its alleged involvement in the presidential nomination.

I'll connect you to a reporter and find out more. Reporter Jeong Inyong!

[Reporter]
Yes, it's the National Assembly.

[Anchor]
In the meantime, there has been only a message, but it is the first time that the phone conversation between Myung Tae-kyun and President Yoon Suk Yeol has been known.

Please tell me in detail what kind of story went back and forth.

[Reporter]
Yes, the Democratic Party of Korea released a recording of a call between Myung Tae-kyun and President Yoon, a key figure in the alleged intervention of Kim Gun-hee's nomination at an emergency press conference.

The Democratic Party claimed that the call was on May 9, ahead of the June 2022 by-elections, when Kim Young-sun, a former member of the People's Power, was nominated in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province.

President Yoon, who was the president-elect at the time, said on the phone, "The nomination management committee brought it to me, so please do Kim Young-sun because Kim Young-sun has been running hard since the primary."

He added, "I did so, and the party talked a lot," and Myung replied, "I will never forget the grace for the rest of my life."

The Democratic Party claimed that the nomination was made on May 10, the day after the call, and that it was a development to prove that President Yoon intervened in the nomination of former lawmaker Kim Young-sun.Let's listen to



[Park Chan-dae, floor leader of the main opposition Minjoo Party: From the presidential election to the presidential election, the ugly face of the back-trading regime, where private channels worked strongly from before to after taking office, is revealed]


is said to have told his/her contribution to the nomination since the election of former lawmaker Kim,

In the meantime, the recording of Myung's phone call has been made public several times, but this is the first time that the voice of having a direct conversation with President Yoon has been made public, so it is expected to cause a stir.

In particular, the presidential office explained on the 8th that after the presidential election, President Yoon remembered that he had never exchanged text messages or talked to Myung on the phone, which is contrary to this.

Kang Hye-kyung, former lawmaker Kim's accounting manager, has raised suspicions that former lawmaker Kim won the nomination in return for "illegal polling" on then-candidate Yoon Suk Yeol during the last presidential election.


has denied being true, but after the Democratic Party's release of the recording, he posted a brief message on his social media criticizing conservatives and progressives.

The Democratic Party said the number of transcripts obtained was significant, suggesting the possibility of disclosing additional details.

[Anchor]
What position did the ruling party take on Lee's recording?

Please also tell us the atmosphere of the ruling party.

[Reporter]
First of all, Rep. Yoon Sang-hyun, who was the chairman of the nomination management committee during the 2022 by-elections, denied the allegation that reporting the nomination data to then-elect Yoon Suk Yeol was impossible.

At the same time, he dismissed that President Yoon had never even given an order regarding the nomination, saying that he had nominated the candidates with clear principles and standards.Let's listen to



[Yoon Sang-hyun / National People's Power: I don't think it's possible to say that it was brought from the officialdom committee. I've never taken 100% of it. There's no reason for the mission committee members to take it, either. I don't really understand what that means...]

Kwon Sung-dong, a member of the People's Power, also argued that it was an act of election interference, just as former President Park Geun Hye was convicted,
President
Yoon refuted that the content was completely different from that of former President Park, saying that he could talk about his political opinion from the perspective of the president-elect at the time.

He also drew the line that it was not a reason for impeachment because it appeared to be a conversation he had as the president-elect.

Representative Cho Kyung-tae expressed a somewhat different position from other senior members, saying it is correct to start an audit of the party's affairs.

In response, Kim Sang-hoon, chairman of the policy committee, said, "Since Myung is the subject of an investigation, we need to consider whether we should take separate measures."

At the same time, he said that there was no problem because it was a private conversation, so let's listen together.

[Kim Sang-hoon / Chairman of the People's Power Policy Committee: We don't think there's anything particularly problematic because we didn't make a promise in a public position, but it's part of a private conversation]

[Anchor]
I'll also look into the situation of each party.

The ruling party is speeding up the push for a special inspector, and the opposition party is speeding up the revision of the rules of the permanent special prosecution?

[Reporter]
Yes, Han Dong-hoon, the representative of the People's Power, who emphasized the implementation of the special inspector at the press conference on the 100th day of his inauguration yesterday (30th), mentioned the issue of special inspection again today.Representative

Han said the Democratic Party is unlikely to voluntarily end its excessive offensive against negative issues in the ruling party, stressing the need to appoint a special inspector now. Let's listen to it.

[Han Dong-hoon / Representative of People's Power: It is necessary to appoint a special inspector now to prevent future misconduct to focus on the people's livelihood without spending time and energy defending the (Democratic Party's) offensives and to ease the concerns of the people and their supporters...]

He added that the government and the ruling party should do many other things during the remaining two-and-a-half-year term to be evaluated by the people and re-create the government.

Floor leader Choo Kyung-ho held a closed-door meeting with senior lawmakers over the issue of special inspection today, and many said the party should not be divided, refusing to say whether or not to approve the special inspection or at the time of the parliamentary session.

On the other hand, the Democratic Party of Korea is speeding up its push for a permanent special prosecutor targeting First Lady Kim Gun-hee with a majority of seats.

The National Assembly Steering Committee, which is currently conducting a parliamentary audit of the National Human Rights Commission, plans to deal with the revision of the permanent special prosecution rules as soon as the parliamentary inspection is over.

The amendment includes excluding the ruling party's right to recommend a permanent special prosecutor if the president or the president's family is subject to investigation. Let's hear from the background of the Democratic Party's push for a permanent special prosecutor.

[Jang Kyung-tae / Democratic Party lawmaker (YTN Radio 'News Fighting Bae Seung-hee'): President Yoon Suk Yeol has a lot of veto power and is a former prosecutor, so it is hard to expect a prosecution investigation in a situation where he has complete control of the prosecution organization. Permanent special prosecutors cannot exercise their veto power.]

The Democratic Party plans to deal with the amendment at its plenary session on the 14th of next month,
The
National Assembly rule does not allow the exercise of the president's right to request reconsideration, so it is expected to be implemented after the plenary session passes.

The Democratic Party is also pushing to strengthen the National Assembly's right to deliberate on the government's budget.

Today, we plan to vote on a bill that will prevent next year's budget from being automatically submitted to the plenary session even after the legal deadline for budget review.

The ruling party is protesting that both the revision of the permanent special prosecution and the abolition of the automatic budget bill are unconstitutional.

This is YTN Jeong Yong-yong in the National Assembly so far.