"Must Call the Director" · "Ideological Censorship"… Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee Clashes over Witnesses in 'Assassin(ies)' Case
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The controversy surrounding the film *The Assassin(ies)* has spread to the National Assembly's parliamentary audit and the Busan International Film Festival. On the 7th, lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties clashed head-on over freedom of creation and historical distortion during the audits of the National Assembly's Culture, Sports, and Tourism Committee and the Education Committee. Lawmakers from the People Power Party argued that …
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Kyung-jun = During the parliamentary audit of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism by the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee on the 7th, the ruling and opposition parties [addressed] the controversy over historical distortion centered on the conservative camp...
Lee Jae-jung, Chairperson of the National Assembly Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, refused to summon the director of the film *Assassination* as a witness for the parliamentary audit, protesting that it infringes upon freedom of creation. She directly refuted the People Power Party's claim that the film distorts history and urged them to stop their unreasonable political attacks.
On the 7th, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choi Hwi-young reiterated his principled stance that "imagination and creativity should not be restricted" regarding the controversy over historical distortion surrounding the film *Assassination(s)*. He also stated that if damages of defamation arise as a result, the issue should be resolved through judicial procedures. Minister Choi made these remarks while attending the parliamentary audit …
[Digital Daily Reporter Kang So-hyun] The ruling and opposition parties clashed head-on over the selection of the production staff of the film *The Assassin(s)* as witnesses and reference persons for the parliamentary audit. The opposition party argued that given the controversy over historical distortion, the director and production staff should be summoned to the National Assembly to verify the production intent, whereas the ruling Democratic…
On the 6th, Democratic Party lawmakers belonging to the National Assembly's Culture, Sports, and Tourism Committee addressed the conservative camp's raising of issues regarding historical distortion in the film 'Assassination(s),' stating, "Why excessive political attacks and freedom of creation?"
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