Input 2021.01.19 17:02
“Seven years of experience is the minimum standard…multi-experienced people preferential treatment and efforts to exclude political biases”
Even if 與, 野 oppose, it is possible to enforce the adoption of the hearing report… President Mun will be appointed this month
Candidate Kim said at the National Assembly’s personnel hearing on the same day that when Rep. Kim Do-eup, the power of the people, asked about the conflict between the Moon Jae-in administration and Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, “we presuppose that the relationship is correct, and that could happen to the airlift.” When Congressman Kim asked, “Will you be determined to deal with it?”, he replied, “Yes.”
Rep. Kim then told Candidate Kim, “When President Moon Jae-in was appointed as President Yoon, he told him to investigate living powers, saying that he was “Our President.” “What did you think about the reason?”
Accordingly, Candidate Kim said, “I think there are many people who see this happening because (President Yoon) is investigating living power.” However, he said, “I can’t 100% agree,” and “I have different thoughts and different approaches from that person (President Yoon).”
Candidate Kim said that in the future, he would unanimously operate the personnel committee of the Airborne Division, which appoints an investigation office prosecutor.
When asked by Rep. Je-won Jang, the power of the people, “Is it unanimous,” he said, “Unanimous agreement (it’s difficult),” and “I will persuade as much as possible because each member’s opinion is important.”
The Personnel Committee of the Ministry of Public Service is composed of a total of 7 members, including the Director and Deputy Director, 2 members each recommended by the opposition parties, and 1 expert appointed by the Director. According to regulations, even if two opposition nominating committee members object, a prosecutor for the investigation office can be appointed by a majority.
Candidate Kim said, “7 years of experience as a lawyer”, which is the standard for personnel at the prosecutor’s office, said, “7 years is only the minimum standard.” He said, “As the airlift is an organization created by the vocation of the times, it is possible to persuade the personnel commissioners why they should come to the airlift (I will choose people).”
Candidate Kim also said, “I will try to make a promise,” when Rep. Jang pointed out that “the prosecutor at the investigative agency has the highest priority, but those who have worked in a specific organization, the Blue House, and anyone who has a line or political bias should be excluded.”
If the progress report on the personnel hearing on Candidate Kim is adopted by the National Assembly, President Moon Jae-in is expected to appoint Candidate Kim as soon as possible. Even if the hearing report is not adopted on this day, contrary to the opposition party, the ruling party may enforce the adoption because the ruling party is the majority in the Legislative Judicial Council of the National Assembly.
According to the Personnel Hearing Act, the National Assembly must complete the personnel hearing procedure by the 23rd. If the progress report of the personnel hearing is not sent within this period, the President may request the National Assembly to resend the report within 10 days from the day following the deadline for sending the report.
Even if the National Assembly does not respond, a presidential appointment is possible. This is because the Minister of Public Service is not subject to the consent of the appointment, so after a hearing, the president can appoint it without the procedure of a plenary session of the National Assembly. As the government and the ruling party have been pursuing the establishment of airlift, the appointment process for candidate Kim is expected to be completed within this month.
If Candidate Kim is appointed as the chief of the airlift, it is expected that he will be the first to work on the appointment of deputy general managers, prosecutors, and investigators.