Wen in the corner, it seems as soon as this week’s resignation repair will start

Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae and President Moon Jae-in. [연합뉴스]

President Moon Jae-in is expected to take action this week to take measures against the government this week after the decision of the Seoul Administrative Court, which supported Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol’s hand. President Moon’s remarks on the 25th, “I apologize as a person in charge of human resources,” are being read by the Blue House and the ruling party as a sign that a decision to resolve the situation is imminent.

The starting point is expected to be the acceptance of Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae’s resignation. On the 16th, Minister Chu expressed his appreciation by proposing a two-month suspension of punishment for President Yun to President Moon. In addition, a top Democratic Party member said in a phone call with the JoongAng Ilbo on the 27th, “The work led by Minister Chu was denied by the court. Can President Moon continue to take Minister Chu?” It’s just a problem,” he said.

The time to accept President Moon’s resignation could be this week as early as possible. This is because Minister Chu is planning to participate in the recommendation committee of the Minister of Airlift on the 28th, which recommends two final candidates for the head of the Office of Crime Investigation for High-ranking Officials. On the 16th, President Moon said, “I hope that you will fulfill your duty until the end,” referring to the airlift and the like immediately after Minister Chu’s speech of regret. From the passport standpoint, it is said that the decision of the candidate for the Minister of Public Transport is not in bad shape because it is taken as the “last duty” of Minister Chu, an ex officio member of the Recommendation Committee for the Minister of Public Transport. It is also possible to think of President Moon’s message for accepting the resignation of Minister Chu while appointing the final candidate of the Minister of Airlift among the candidates recommended by the Recommendation Committee.

President Moon is expected to nominate the next Minister of Justice candidate, along with the resignation of Minister Chu. A senior Blue House official said, “As usual, there is a high possibility that the next candidate will be announced by accepting the resignation. However, after the nomination of the candidate, there must be a gap in the ministerial position from the appointment through a personnel hearing, so that part is inevitably a concern.” The Moon Jae-in administration has used the former scholar or judge as the Minister of Justice, excluding the former prosecution.

In front of the main building of the National Assembly on the 27th, Noh Young-min, the head of the Blue House’s secretary, is meeting with the president of the Justice Party Kim Jong-cheol, the president of the Justice Party, Kang Eun-mi, who is in the middle of a hunger strike on the 17th, and Kim Mi-sook, the chairman of the Kim Yong-gyun Foundation, the mother of the late Kim Yong-gyun. [연합뉴스]

There are also observations that the reorganization of the Blue House staff, including Secretary General Roh Young-min, will accelerate in order to turn the situation. Moon Jae-in, a Democratic Party member from the Blue House staff, said, “I made the president apologize, but can the staff not take responsibility? The staff reorganization is inevitable.” Even among the Blue House staff, there is a story that “Chu-yoon conflict” or Mr. Roh misjudged about securing the Corona 19 vaccine.”

A member of the Democratic Party said, “The reorganization of the Blue House staff is intertwined with the reorganization, so it is difficult to pinpoint the timing. But it seems clear that it will be done quickly.”

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport candidate Byeon Chang-heum responds at a personnel hearing held at the National Assembly’s National Land Transport Commission on the 23rd. [연합뉴스]

It is also of note that President Moon will enforce the appointment of Byeon Chang-heum as Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Public opinion is unfavorable because of the failure of the discipline of President Yoon, and the appointment of candidate Byeon, who is criticized as the’last word’ for Kim Gun-gu, could worsen public opinion. The Justice Party also judged candidate Byun ineligible.

The National Assembly’s Land, Transport and Transportation Committee held a plenary meeting on the 28th to discuss whether to adopt a personnel hearing progress report for candidate Byeon. So far, there are no signs that the Blue House and the ruling party will give up the nomination of Byeon. One of the top Democratic Party members said, “Candidate Byeon explained the controversial part at the personnel hearing, and candidate Byeon understands the real estate policy of the Moon Jae-in government well, so there is no reason not to adopt the progress report.

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