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A personnel hearing for Kim Hong-il, the candidate for chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, was held today at the National Assembly.
As a former high-ranking prosecutor, a dispute arose over his expertise and previous investigative history.
Candidate Kim defended the situation that the Korea Communications Commission, which was originally a five-member consensus body, was run as a two-member system.
Reporter Kim Jeong-woo covered the story.
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Opposition party lawmakers first highlighted the controversy surrounding candidate Kim Hong-il’s qualifications.
[이소영/더불어민주당 의원]
“I have no experience in defense as a lawyer or any other related experience. So you’re sort of an outsider, right?”
[김홍일/방송통신위원장 후보자]
“No experience.”
Candidate Kim appeared determined and bowed out, saying, “I humbly accept the criticism of expertise,” and avoided further attacks.
Despite suspicions that he had faked moving in to gain the right to sell an apartment 30 years ago, he bowed his head and said: “That was reckless and wrong.”
Additionally, as lead prosecutor in the case, I apologized to the victim of the “Constable Kim Murder Case,” who was charged with murder but found not guilty.
[김홍일/방송통신위원장 후보자]
“Even now I feel like I want to apologize for the trouble I caused.”
However, he did not give in to say that it was possible to operate the “two-person system” of the Korea Communications Commission, which was the reason for the impeachment of former Korea Communications Commission Chairman Lee Dong-kwan, even though this is ‘undesirable’.
[장경태/더불어민주당 의원]
“Do you think resolution and advice are impossible in a two-person system?”
[김홍일/방송통신위원장 후보자]
“Not really. I think advice and decision-making are possible with a two-person system.”
This is a direct rejection of the court’s ruling, which pointed out that replacing former chairman Lee Dong-gwan’s public broadcasting board with only two presidentially appointed members, including himself, “defies the purpose of the Korea Communications Commission Act.” could do harm.” .
The investigation continued on suspicion that Ryu Hee-rim, chairman of the Korea Communications Standards Commission, mobilized his family and acquaintances to file a complaint.
[고민정/더불어민주당 의원]
“My son and younger siblings filed a complaint, and Chairman Ryu Hee-rim deliberated on the matter. Does this fall under the Conflict of Interest Act or not?
[김홍일/방송통신위원장 후보자]
“Depending on the facts… If this is true, it may fall under the Conflict of Interest Prevention Act.
Unlike Chairman Ryu, who ordered the search for whistleblowers for civil lawsuits, he also mentioned reporters reporting to the Civil Rights Commission, saying, “If you are a public interest reporter, you must go through protective procedures.”
This is Kim Jeong-woo from MBC News.
Video reporting: Koo Bon-won / Video editing: Park Cheon-gyu
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