Newspapers criticized both the President and Chief Shin even after the return of the chief civil servant
On the front page of the nationwide morning general newspaper on the 23rd, the news of’Shin Hyun-soo’s return to civilian chief’ was reported. Shin Hyun-soo, chief executive officer of the Blue House, who has adhered to his appreciation for high-ranking prosecutors in conflict with Justice Minister Park Beom-gye, returned to President Moon Jae-in on the 22nd.
Chief Shin took a vacation from the 18th. Shin said that even while on vacation, he had a discussion on the personnel of the prosecutor’s middle officer. On the day Shin’s return, the Ministry of Justice performed a greeting as an interim prosecution officer, and it was evaluated that the main investigation team was retained and Shin’s opinion was also reflected in the personnel.
Newspapers commented on Shin’s’Background’, who was unlikely to bend over. In addition, he evaluated that President Moon’s leadership was “scratched”.
In an article on the front page of the Hankook Ilbo, “The fact that Chief Shin went on vacation on the 18th without resigning his appreciation itself was read as a sign of crossing a river that cannot return. For this reason, the conclusion that’leaving to President Moon’ was truly a surprise,’ he reported. “Shin seems to be worried about the situation in which President Moon is hurt by his choice.”
On the 3rd page of the Kyunghyang Shinmun, it is interpreted that it is due to the burden of growing political waves, such as leading to the sign of President Moon Jae-in’s lame duck (power leak). In consideration of the aftermath of the resignation, there is also an analysis on whether the decision was handed over to President Moon, the person in charge of personnel. The Kookmin Ilbo also interpreted on the third page, “Even from the standpoint of Shin, it may be burdensome that the appreciation for criticizing the personnel method of Justice Minister Park Beom-gye spreads even to the appearance of confronting President Moon.”
The Kyunghyang Shinmun strongly criticized Shin Chief in its editorial. The Kyunghyang Shinmun said, “There has never been a time when Senior Min Jeong clashed with the Minister of Justice in an open manner, and the Blue House staff announced that they would withdraw due to personnel alienation. As President Moon’s repeated rejection of his resignation did not yield his gratitude, Shin’s return to chieftain was skeptical even the day before. Even when resigning and returning, Shin’s actions were not official. Meanwhile, speculation that the president also passed through the official wife of the Blue House was speculated. He pointed out, “Chief Shin has to be self-confident about the confusion of key members of the Blue House.”
In an editorial, the Hankyoreh ordered President Moon to express his position quickly. The Hankyoreh said, “President Moon should take on the experience of being unable to resolve public anxiety at an early stage due to prolonged silence during the’Chu-yoon conflict’. If you decide to retain Chief Shin, it is right to inform him quickly to reduce unnecessary misunderstandings and confusion. He advised, “I hope that I will immediately explain the organized position and seek the public’s understanding,” he advised. In an editorial of the Hankook Ilbo, “Even in the so-called’Chu-Yoon conflict’ situation last year, the point that President Moon’s silence made the situation worse did not stop. He stressed, “In order not to re-enact the conflict with the prosecution, the president must express a clear position.”
The Dong-A Ilbo criticizes the level of questions during the industrial accident hearing by lawmakers
On the 22nd, the National Assembly’s Environmental and Labor Committee held an industrial accident hearing with representatives of nine companies with many industrial accidents. Representatives of 9 companies, including Hyundai E&C, GS E&C, POSCO E&C, LG Display, Hyundai Heavy Industries, POSCO, Coupang, CJ Logistics, and Lotte Global Logis, attended the hearing on that day as witnesses.
On this day, representatives of nine companies made statements such as taking responsibility for workers’ carelessness, and while apologizing for the industrial accident accident, they failed to provide concrete measures to prevent recurrence.
In particular, the representative of Hyundai Heavy Industries blatantly said that workers’ carelessness was the cause of the accident. Han Young-seok, CEO of Hyundai Heavy Industries, said, when Rep. Park Deok-heum (independent) asked for measures to prevent industrial accidents, “seeing the types of accidents that occurred, it was caused a lot by unsafe (workplace) conditions and worker actions. You can change your unsafe condition, but unsafe behavior is very difficult (to improve).”
The Hankyoreh was the only one to report the news of the hearing on the front page and pointed out’Hyundai Heavy Industries’ among nine companies and criticized it. The Hankyoreh said, “Hyundai Heavy Industries is the only place among the nine companies that attended an industrial accident fatality for six consecutive years. Following 5 in 2016, 2 in 2017, 3 in 2018, 3 in 2019, 4 in 2020, and this year, 1 worker died while working.”
The Hankyoreh also criticized Hyundai Heavy Industries in an editorial. The Hankyoreh said, “For six years in a row, deaths in industrial accidents followed, and CEO Han Young-seok of Hyundai Heavy Industries, where four cases occurred last year alone, made remarks to the effect that it seemed to blame the workers”insensitivity to stability’. From his attitude, it remains to be guessed why there are so many industrial accidents that are incomparable with the world’s leading shipbuilders in the world’s largest shipbuilding history.”
The Dong-A Ilbo criticized the level of questions from members of the National Assembly. In an editorial, the Dong-A Ilbo said, “Inquiries were concentrated only on three or four CEOs, the rest were as good as bridesmaids, and some lawmakers re-enacted the predicament of military control.” It would have been better not to end it by hitting it, but to hold an intensive hearing for two or three days by calling the person in charge of industrial accidents, labor personnel, and industrial safety experts.”
Newspapers criticize politicians”President No. 1 vaccination workshop’
Corona 19 vaccine domestic vaccination began on the 26th. On the 19th, former Congressman Seung-min Yoo, the power of the people, posted a post on his Facebook page saying, “AstraZeneca, the President must be met first to eliminate distrust.” On the 21st, Democratic Party lawmaker Chung Cheong-rae refuted, “Is the head of state the subject of the experiment?”
Newspapers criticized the political circles for stopping the’President No. 1 vaccination challenge’ immediately. In an editorial, the Hankyoreh pointed out, “It is deplorable because even though we are working together to ensure that vaccination, which is the most important in ending the corona epidemic, proceeds smoothly, there is insufficient controversy, and it is arousing public unrest.” The Hankook Ilbo also criticized in an editorial, “It is irresponsible and troublesome to raise the vaccination insecurity as a political issue because it is insufficient even if we focus on vaccination public opinion.”
The Hankook Ilbo said, “It is necessary to make a political decision for the president to take the lead vaccination to relieve vaccination anxiety like other overseas leaders. It is not a problem to be pushed into force. It only fuels the mistrust of vaccines, making only the people a victim. Even so, only 45.8% of respondents answered’I will get vaccination when order comes,’ in a survey published on the 22nd, but 52.8% said they would postpone or reject vaccination.”
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