GNP, DP worry about his neutrality
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July 14, 2011
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President Lee Myung-bak promised the ruling party’s new leadership that he would consult with them about the appointments of the new justice minister and prosecutor general, Blue House and GNP officials said yesterday, amid growing uneasiness in the political arena about his choices for top law enforcement officials. Lee invited the new leadership of the Grand National Party to the Blue House for a luncheon yesterday. The ruling party’s chairman, Hong Joon-pyo, floor leader Hwang Woo-yea and chief policy maker Lee Ju-young, along with four members of the GNP’s Supreme Council attended. The GNP’s new secretary general and spokesman also joined. “I need someone who will work hard until the end of this administration,” Lee was quoted as saying by GNP spokesman Kim Gi-hyeon. “The key issue [in appointing a cabinet member] is the National Assembly’s confirmation hearing. Before making the final decisions, I will consult with Chairman Hong and floor leader Hwang.” Said a Blue House official: “It means that President Lee will consult with the ruling party leadership about his choices before making the announcement.” Speculation is high that Lee will soon appoint Kwon Jae-jin, senior presidential secretary for civil affairs and a former prosecutor, as the new justice minister. Lee will also appoint a new head of the prosecution, after he accepted the resignation of Prosecutor General Kim Joon-gyu yesterday. Sohn Hak-kyu, the Democratic Party chairman, has already made clear his opposition to Kwon as justice minister. “It is impossible to understand Lee’s decision to appoint his key ally as justice minister,” Sohn said Tuesday. Some reformists in the ruling party have also disapproved of Lee’s plan to appoint a key aide as justice minister in the months ahead of legislative and presidential elections next year, expressing concerns about the neutrality of election management. At the Blue House luncheon, Representative Nam Kyung-pil, a newly elected GNP Supreme Council member and a reformist, expressed his concern about Kwon’s appointment. Other GNP leaders, however, did not address the issue, said GNP spokesman Kim. Hong, however, said he does not disagree as long as Kwon has no vulnerabilities in his personal life. “The justice minister is different from the prosecutor general and Board of Audit and Inspection head, who have independent investigative powers,” Hong said Tuesday. “The justice minister is in charge of administrative work for the justice system,” he said. “As long as there is no problem with the candidate, I have no problem with a senior presidential secretary becoming minister.” The senior Blue House official said it is “nonsense” that Kwon should not be appointed because he worked at the presidential office. “Ministers and secretaries both work for the president,” the official said. “In the United States, ministers and presidential aides are all secretaries.” At the luncheon, Lee also tried to smoothly redefine his relationship with the ruling party’s new leadership. Lee’s loyalists have lost their influence in the new leadership. 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