 ▲ 최수진 국민의힘 원내수석대변인은 13일 오전 10시 45분 국회소통관 언론 브리핑을 통해 현안에 대한 논평을 이어가고 있다. © 이제항 선임기자 |
브레이크뉴스 이제항 선임기자/시인 = 최수진 국민의힘 원내수석대변인은 13일 오전 10시 50분 국회소통관 언론 브리핑을 통해 법무부의 박상용 검사 징계 추진을 '사심 충성 테스트이자 표적 보복'으로 규정하고, 이재명 정부 출범 이후 악화된 주거·재정·고용·금융 현실을 지적하며 정권 교체 없이는 청년의 미래가 없다고 주장했다.
“박상용 검사 징계는 정권의 '사심(私心) 충성 테스트'이자 표적 보복”
먼저, 최수진 원내수석대변인은 법무부가 추진하는 박상용 검사에 대한 징계위원회를 '표적 보복'이자 '친정권 맞춤형 행태'라고 강력히 지적했다.
최수진 원내수석대변인은 “법무부가 오늘 박상용 검사에 대한 징계위원회를 강행한다”며, “이미 부당하게 정직 2개월 중징계를 받은 검사에게 또다시 칼을 겨누는 것이며, 정권 입맛에 맞춰 위원을 5명이나 기습 증원해 '친정권 맞춤형 징계위'를 꾸린다는 의혹까지 제기되고 있다”고 비판했다. 또한, “마음에 안 들면 숫자로 밀어붙이는 수법은 대법관을 증원해 사법부를 손에 넣으려던 때와 판박”이라고 목소리를 높였다.
이어 최 대변인은 징계 사유의 옹색함을 짚었다. 최 원내수석대변인은 “이번 징계 사유는 SNS 게시글과 청문회 참석 시 서면신고 누락, 그것뿐이며 유래를 찾을 수 없는 옹색한 트집”이라며, “근무시간 내 방어권 차원의 SNS 소명이 징계 사유라면, 하루가 멀다 하고 SNS를 붙잡고 있는 이재명 대통령부터 징계해야 마땅하다”고 주장했다. 또한 “2007년 이후 검찰 역사에 '근무시간 중 SNS'를 이유로 징계한 전례조차 없다”며, “같은 잣대라면 정치 편향적 SNS 활동, 장관 문자메시지 무단 공개, 범여권 공청회 무단 참석에도 공개경고 한 번만 받은 임은정 서울동부지검장부터 먼저 물어야 한다”고 경고했다.
그러면서 최 대변인은 본질이 왜곡된 점을 꼬집었다. 최 원내수석대변인은 “정작 법무부의 징계 사유에는 그토록 요란하게 선동했던 '연어 술파티' 의혹은 쏙 빠져 있다”면서, “이화영 전 부지사의 '술파티' 주장이 법원에서 명백한 거짓으로 밝혀져 위증죄 유죄를 선고받았기 때문”이라고 밝혔다. 이어 “더불어민주당이 주장해 온 '조작 기소' 프레임이 무너지자, 이제 와서 'SNS 글 21건'이라는 가당찮은 곁가지를 붙잡고 늘어지는 것”이라고 꼬집었다.
아울러 최 대변인은 “이번 징계의 진짜 목적은 감옥에서 석방을 요구하며 정권을 압박하는 이화영 전 부지사를 달래기 위해 박상용 검사를 희생양으로 삼으려는 정치적 거래이자 보복”이라며, “법무부는 기습적인 징계위 위원 증원 등 편법을 동원한 표적 징계를 즉각 철회해야 하며, 곁가지를 붙잡고 본질을 덮으려는 부당한 징계는 결국 스스로의 신뢰만 무너뜨릴 뿐이라는 것을 똑똑히 기억하길 바란다”고 촉구했다.
“이재명 정권 교체 없이는 청년의 희망도 없다”
이어, 최수진 원내수석대변인은 이재명 정부 출범 이후 참담해진 청년들의 현실을 전하며 정부 정책의 기만을 요구하고 비판했다.
최수진 원내수석대변인은 “이재명 정부 출범 이후 청년들의 현실은 참담하며 집은 못 사고, 빚은 늘고, 일자리는 사라지고, 주식시장은 투기판이 됐다”며, “청년을 위한다는 정부가, 정작 청년을 벼랑 끝으로 내몰았으며 청년이 희망을 되찾는 길은 정권 교체뿐임이 갈수록 분명해지고 있다”고 말문을 열었다.
최 대변인은 부문별 실태를 구체적으로 제시했다. 최 원내수석대변인은 “세금 폭탄과 대출 규제로 내 집 마련의 길이 막혔고, 청년 자가보유율은 통계 작성 이래 처음 30% 선이 무너졌다”며, “그런데 내놓은 해법이 고작 '폐버스 개조 주택'이며, '결혼 페널티를 없애겠다'는 말이 공허하게 들리는 이유”라고 지적했다.
또한 국가채무 문제에 대해 최 대변인은 “이재명 정부 5년간 늘어날 국가채무는 500조 원으로 역대 정부 평균의 2.6배이며, 내년 국채 이자비용만 30조 원, 하루 820억 원에 달한다”라며, “이 빚을 갚을 사람은 결국 지금의 청년들”이라고 경고했다.
일자리 및 금융 정책과 관련해서도 최 원내수석대변인은 “청년 실업률이 5년 6개월 만에 가장 큰 폭으로 상승했고 '쉬었음' 청년이 70만 명에 달하는데, 정부는 노동 개혁 대신 실업급여 현금 지급 같은 손쉬운 처방만 반복하고 고용보험기금까지 헐어 돈을 뿌리며 청년의 미래를 갉아먹고 있다”고 비판했다. 이어 “단일종목 레버리지 ETF를 졸속 허용하고 국민연금까지 동원해 청년들의 종잣돈을 위험한 투기로 내몰아 주식시장마저 투기장으로 만들었다”라며, “집도, 자산도, 오르는 증시에서마저 청년은 소외되고 있다”고 전했다.
그러면서 최 대변인은 “주거는 걷어차고, 빚은 떠넘기고, 일자리는 외면하고, 투기는 부추긴 정부가 이제 와 청년을 걱정하는 척하는 이재명 정부의 기만 정치가 하나둘 드러나고 있다”라며, “국민의힘은 청년의 희망을 되찾는 그날까지 끝까지 싸우겠다”고 덧붙였다. hang5247@hanmail.net
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Chief Spokesperson Choi Su-jin: “Disciplinary Action Against Park Sang-yong and Youth Despair... Lee Administration’s Targeted Retaliation and Deceptive Politics”
- Ministry of Justice Pushes Forward with Disciplinary Committee for Prosecutor Park Sang-yong… Criticized as “Unprecedented Targeted Retaliation”
- Points Out Worsening Youth Employment, Housing, and Finances… “Only a Change of Regime Can Hope for Youth”
- “Urging Withdrawal of Unjust Disciplinary Action and a Shift in the Deceptive Stance on Youth Policies”
— Lee Je-hang, Senior Reporter/Poet, Break News
Choi Su-jin, the Chief Spokesperson for the People Power Party, held a press briefing at the National Assembly Communication Center at 10:50 a.m. on the 13th. She characterized the Ministry of Justice’s push for disciplinary action against Prosecutor Park Sang-yong as a “self-serving loyalty test and targeted retaliation.” Pointing out the worsening realities of housing, finance, employment, and the financial sector since the launch of the Lee Jae-myung administration, she argued that there is no future for youth without a change of regime.
“Disciplinary Action Against Prosecutor Park Sang-yong Is the Administration’s ‘Self-serving Loyalty Test’ and Targeted Retaliation”
First, Chief Spokesperson Choi Su-jin strongly criticized the disciplinary committee against Prosecutor Park Sang-yong, which is being pushed by the Ministry of Justice, as a form of “targeted retaliation” and “behavior tailored to the pro-government.”
Chief Spokesperson Choi Su-jin stated, “The Ministry of Justice is pushing ahead with the disciplinary committee for Prosecutor Park Sang-yong today,” and criticized, “This is aiming a knife at a prosecutor who has already received an unjust two-month suspension. Furthermore, suspicions are being raised that a ‘pro-government tailored disciplinary committee’ is being formed by suddenly increasing the number of committee members by five to suit the administration’s tastes.” She also raised her voice, saying, “The tactic of pushing through with numbers when things don’t go their way is a carbon copy of when they tried to seize control of the judiciary by increasing the number of Supreme Court Justices.”
Spokesperson Choi then pointed out the flimsiness of the grounds for disciplinary action. Chief Spokesperson Choi stated, “The grounds for this disciplinary action are merely social media posts and the omission of a written report when attending a hearing; this is a petty pretext with no precedent.” She argued, “If explaining oneself on social media during working hours as a matter of the right to defense is grounds for disciplinary action, then President Lee Jae-myung, who is constantly glued to social media, should be disciplined first.” She further warned, “There is not even a precedent in the history of the prosecution since 2007 for disciplinary action based on ‘social media use during working hours.’ If the same standard is applied, then Chief Prosecutor Im Eun-jung of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office, who received only a single public warning despite politically biased social media activities, the unauthorized disclosure of a minister’s text messages, and unauthorized attendance at a pan-ruling party public hearing, should be held accountable first.”
At the same time, Spokesperson Choi pointed out that the essence of the matter had been distorted. Chief Spokesperson Choi stated, “The ‘salmon drinking party’ allegations, which were so loudly incited, are completely missing from the Ministry of Justice’s grounds for disciplinary action,” adding, “This is because former Vice Governor Lee Hwa-young’s claim regarding the ‘drinking party’ was revealed to be a clear lie by the court, resulting in a guilty verdict for perjury.” She further criticized, “Now that the ‘fabricated indictment’ frame asserted by the Democratic Party has collapsed, they are clinging to the preposterous side issue of ‘21 social media posts.’”
Furthermore, Spokesperson Choi urged, “The real purpose of this disciplinary action is a political deal and retaliation to make Prosecutor Park Sang-yong a scapegoat in order to appease former Vice Governor Lee Hwa-young, who is pressuring the administration by demanding his release from prison.” She continued, “The Ministry of Justice must immediately withdraw this targeted disciplinary action, which employed irregular methods such as a surprise increase in the number of disciplinary committee members. I hope they clearly remember that unjust disciplinary actions that attempt to cover up the essence by clinging to side issues will ultimately only destroy their own credibility.”
“Without a Change of the Lee Jae-myung Administration, There Is No Hope for Youth”
Following this, Chief Spokesperson Choi Su-jin conveyed the dire reality faced by youth since the launch of the Lee Jae-myung administration, criticizing and demanding an end to the deceptive policies of the government.
Chief Spokesperson Choi Su-jin began by stating, “Since the launch of the Lee Jae-myung administration, the reality for youth has been wretched; they cannot buy homes, debt is mounting, jobs are disappearing, and the stock market has turned into a playground for speculation.” She continued, “The government, which claims to be acting in the best interests of youth, has actually driven them to the brink, and it is becoming increasingly clear that a change of administration is the only way for youth to regain hope.”
Spokesperson Choi presented specific details regarding the situation by sector. Chief Spokesperson Choi pointed out, “Tax bombs and loan restrictions have blocked the path to home ownership, and the youth homeownership rate has fallen below the 30% mark for the first time since statistics began being compiled.” She added, “This is why the proposed solution is merely ‘renovated decommissioned buses’ and why the promise to ‘eliminate the marriage penalty’ sounds hollow.”
Regarding the national debt issue, Spokesperson Choi warned, “The national debt is projected to increase by 500 trillion won over the five years of the Lee Jae-myung administration, which is 2.6 times the average of previous administrations. Next year alone, interest costs on government bonds will amount to 30 trillion won, or 82 billion won per day.” She continued, “Ultimately, the people who will have to repay this debt are today’s youth.” Regarding employment and financial policies, Chief Spokesperson Choi criticized the government, stating, “The youth unemployment rate has risen sharply to its highest level in five and a half years, and the number of young people who are ‘not working’ has reached 700,000. Yet, instead of labor reform, the government is merely repeating easy solutions like cash unemployment benefits and is gnawing away at the future of youth by dipping into the Employment Insurance Fund to scatter money.” She continued, “By hastily approving single-stock leverage ETFs and mobilizing the National Pension Service, the government has driven young people’s seed money into dangerous speculation, turning even the stock market into a speculative arena.” She added, “Young people are being alienated from housing, assets, and even the rising stock market.”
Spokesperson Choi further stated, “The deceptive politics of the Lee Jae-myung administration—which kicked away housing, shifted debt, ignored jobs, and incited speculation, and is now pretending to care about youth—is being exposed one by one.” She concluded, “The People Power Party will fight to the end until the day we restore hope for the youth.” hang5247@hanmail.net
