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■ Host: Anchor Sung Moon-kyu ■ Guests: Lim Se-eun, former Senior Deputy Spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea; Jung Kwang-jae, Director of the Dongyeon Political Research Institute The text below may differ from the actual broadcast content; please refer to the broadcast for more accurate information. When quoting, please specify [YTN News NIGHT]. [Anchor] This is the time for "Focus Night," where we examine news of interest to the political world. Today, we are joined by Lim Se-eun, former Senior Deputy Spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Jung Kwang-jae, Director of the Dongyeon Political Research Institute. Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho has publicly expressed his intention to resign regarding his future. On the other hand, the Blue House stated that nothing has been officially confirmed. Let's first listen to the remarks made at the National Assembly today. [Jung Sung-ho / Minister of Justice: The Prosecution Service and the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency have already been established, and we just need to launch them on October 2nd. I believe that with this, about 95% of prosecution reform has been achieved, but shouldn't new wine be put in new bottles? My health condition is currently very poor.] [I have been suffering from a severe sleep disorder for several months now...] [Park Ji-won / Democratic Party of Korea Member of Parliament: I understand your loyalty. However, your health can hold out until the end of this year. A close aide needs the attitude of dying to ensure the President's success, even if it means dying. /(omitted)/ So, please launch everything and then leave.] [Kim Jae-won / People Power Party Supreme Council Member: Minister Jung Sung-ho is still one of the few people within the Democratic Party who is mentally sound. Now, a mass exodus has begun from this Lee Jae-myung administration, where he must take the lead in dropping the indictment against President Lee Jae-myung. Trembling with a sense of betrayal every day, President Lee Jae-myung may lose sleep at night searching for a new candidate for Minister of Justice.] [Anchor] Over the past weekend, there was considerable confusion as to whether Minister Jung Sung-ho had actually expressed his intention to resign, but he has effectively confirmed his intention to step down. However, while he denied it while saying that, isn't it related to the abolition of the supplementary investigation authority? [Im Se-eun] Although it is not officially stated, I am aware that there were likely many significant difficulties during that process. In fact, you must have felt a heavy sense of responsibility to carry out the unprecedented task of prosecution reform. Furthermore, because our democratic progressive camp had tremendous expectations and a strong desire for reform, I believe you spent a great deal of time deliberating to fully satisfy those expectations. In that process, you also faced a lot of criticism from some very passionate and active supporters. This is because there were unsubstantiated rumors suggesting that the reason prosecution reform was slowing down was that Minister Jeong Seong-ho was blinding and deafening the President, and I understand that you suffered significant psychological and mental stress as a result. You spent the past year in that manner. Regardless of the current situation, from the very beginning of his term, the President has insisted that the issue of prosecution reform be finalized through extensive discussion, debate, and deliberation. What we want perfectly is the separation of investigative and prosecutorial powers. The President's principle has never changed, and the administration has held the same opinion: the investigative and prosecutorial powers must be completely separated. However, the President’s remarks remain unchanged regarding the need to prepare supplementary measures and deliberate on potential harm to the public that may occur during this process. That is why the process was handed over to the party. While many citizens are curious about whether the party engaged in sufficient discussion and debate, everything was entrusted to the party, and since the party reached the conclusion to abolish the supplementary investigation authority, Minister Jeong Seong-ho’s hands are now practically... (excerpt) YTN Koo Soo-bon ([email protected]) ▶ Original Article : https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0101_202607... ▶ Report a Tip : https://mj.ytn.co.kr/mj/mj_write.php ▣ Subscribe to YTN YouTube Channel : http://goo.gl/Ytb5SZ ⓒ YTN Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use of AI data are prohibited