President Lee: "Difficult to Definitively Label Kim Ji-Yong 'Pro-Yoon'... Decision on Appointment to Be Made After Confirmation Hearing"
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President Lee opposes depriving Kim Ji-yong of a confirmation hearing opportunity, citing the difficulty of labeling him as pro-Yoon; amidst backlash from the ruling party, the agency is set to launch without a head, with a final decision on the appointment expected to be made following a hearing. On the 2nd, President Lee Jae-myung [discussed] Kim Ji-yong, the nominee for the head of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency, labeling him as pro-Y…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Im Hyeong-seop = On the 2nd, regarding Kim Ji-yong, the nominee for Commissioner of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, President Lee Jae-myung [stated], "Regarding the acquittal of former President Yoon Suk-yeol's mother-in-law on charges of instigating perjury with malicious intent..."
President Lee Jae-myung’s firm determination on the 1st to appoint Kim Ji-yong as the first head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (KCCIA) stemmed from his judgment that the confirmation hearing process could no longer be delayed out of concern for internal opposition within the ruling party, given the agency's opening scheduled for the 2nd. During a Blue House briefing on the same day, Senior Secretary for Public Relations and Communic…
President Lee Jae-myung stated that he would make a final decision on the appointment of Kim Ji-yong, the nominee for Commissioner of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, after observing the National Assembly confirmation hearing process regarding the "pro-Yoon" controversy surrounding the nominee. On the 2nd, President Lee shared a post by a netizen on his X (formerly Twitter) suggesting that "President Lee is showing a favorable attitude …
On the 2nd, President Lee Jae-myung said regarding Kim Ji-yong, the nominee for the head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, "I think it would be difficult to conclude that he is at least pro-Yoon (pro-Yoon Seok-yeol)."
On the 1st, President Lee Jae-myung decided to send the request for a confirmation hearing to the National Assembly for Kim Ji-yong, the nominee for the first Commissioner of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, following additional vetting. The Blue House demonstrated its determination to push through head-on by refuting point-by-point the objections raised by some within the ruling party that Kim is a "pro-Yoon (pro-Yoon Suk-yeol) prosecut…
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