Ahn Cheol Soo "Am I involved in 'Myeongtaekyun Gate'? "More than a million people took pictures".

◆ [YTN Radio SHINYUL's news]
■ Broadcasting: FM 94.5 (17:00-19:00)
■ Air date: November 26, 2024 (Tuesday)
■ Proceedings: Shin Yul, Professor of Political Science and Diplomacy at Myongji University
■ Talk: Member for the Power of the People of Ahn Cheol Soo

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- Il, I deplore the irrational breach of promise.Government should protest strongly
- Is Lee Jae-myung innocent of the first trial? I can't help but sigh.It's hard to understand the judiciary's judgment
- Controversy over the 與 Party bulletin board, Han Dong-hoon should come to the public in person and hold a press conference
- Suspicion of the 'Kim Ok-gyun Project'? The conspiracy theory...Han Dong-hoon has a chance to prove his leadership
- 'Kim Gun-hee's Special Prosecutor Act' should be finally received.The Democratic Party of Korea's bill is against, there will be no 與 departure vote
- Suspicion of involvement in the 'Myeongtae Kyun Gate'? More than a million people took pictures
- "The Ahn Cheol Soo presidential election is over," Kim Jong-in said, "I will try harder.Contributing to the Nation
- Han Dong-hoon needs a service mindset for the people.The party should reform
- The 尹 ahead of personnel reshuffles, a full-scale reshuffle...It's not time to stick to our side.

◆ Shin Yul: YTN Radio's Shin Yul's News Head-to-head Match Part 4 begins. In the front interview of the fourth part, we will meet Rep. Kim Ahn Cheol Soo, the power of the people. I'm on the phone right now. Hello, Senator Ahn.

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: Yes, how are you?

◆ Shin Yul: Are you a member of that committee? This time, our government did not attend the Sado Mine memorial ceremony. But now, some media outlets say, "We've been stabbed in the back again." What do you think of Japan?

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: In fact, I can't help but really deplore Japan's really irrational breach of promise this time around. So to tell you the two biggest things, first of all, we designated a person who visited Yasukuni shrine as the representative of Japan at the memorial service. Next, there was no such story about the victims of forced labor and the Republic of Korea in the memorial. So I think it's really an insult to our country. So I don't think we should just stay still.

◆ Sin-ryul: But why do you stay still?

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: I think that from tomorrow, in fact, I have to strongly protest that the government has officially violated its commitments in Japan and has blasphemed these people. And isn't the foreign minister actually responsible for the overall general manager? I think the Foreign Minister's censure is also necessary. The reason is that if it's so reprimanded in Korea, you'll realize it in Japan. It means that Korea really takes this issue seriously. I don't know for sure what else we can do next, but I think we need all the follow-up measures we can do about whether Japan can cancel Sado Mine's World Heritage listing as a world heritage site as much as Japan has broken its promise.

◆ Sin-ryul: Yeah, I think it's certainly a matter that's quite indignant. It's a problem if you keep getting hit in the back of your head.

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: So, to put it a little rationally, I think it's important diplomatically to get to the bottom of this eulogy scandal really thoroughly and come up with measures to prevent a recurrence so that it doesn't happen again.

◆ Sin Yul: Let me ask you a political question. What do you think of the acquittal of Representative Lee Jae-myung yesterday?

◇ Mr. Ahn Cheol Soo: I respect the judgment of the judiciary. But it's actually a little hard to understand. But isn't there 2nd and 3rd trial? So I look forward to making a wise decision then. So, I think the Supreme Court ruling should be confirmed as soon as possible, but the suspect on trial should never become a presidential candidate. So in a democracy, don't the people have the right to know everything about the candidates transparently? That's why I'm choosing the most suitable person as president, and the person on trial who doesn't even know whether he's guilty or innocent becomes a presidential candidate. That's my belief that it should never happen in a democratic election. So, under that premise, the ruling has now been handed over to the court, so I think it is important for the ruling party to go back to the people's livelihoods and work hard for the people and the country to be recognized.

◆ Shin Yul: But anyway, it's now 1 win and 1 loss. From the Democratic Party's point of view, even if the rental offensive is assumed to be guilty, the rental offensive will be strengthened. There are many opinions that the strengthening of the rental offensive with the acquittal and the strengthening of the rental offensive with the conviction are different. Since being found not guilty and strengthening the rental offensive can gain more public support, what is the power of the people when the rental offensive is strengthened with public support in this situation? I keep talking about the anonymous bulletin board of the party members, so how do you see Ahn Cheol Soo? This issue

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: I want to say two things. So first of all, we were a little too late to respond. How many days have passed already? Next, there are a lot of stories, but I don't know what's true. So even now, I think it's time for representative Han to come out in front of the people and hold a press conference in order to explain this. So it's important to clearly state some things that are true and some things that are not true, and to clarify your position on how to solve these problems in the future, and to conclude the matter as soon as possible. Because of the problem with the bulletin board of the party members, in fact, we are not treating the things we need to do as the ruling party well, right?

◆ Synthesis: Yes

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: I think it is really urgent to resolve this issue.

◆ Sin-ryul: But do you think it's an important issue that's going to be this big?

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: No. It wasn't a matter of growing up, but as it dragged on, it ended up like this.

◆ Shin-yul: Those who are close to you say this is what Kim Ok-kyun Project accountant Kim Kyung-yul says, but how do you see it? Ahn Cheol Soo, do you think this is another part of bringing down Han Dong-hoon?

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: I don't necessarily think of it as conspiracy theories. Anyway, I've been a party leader several times, so when I'm a representative of various parties, things happen almost every day, although the sizes are different. Whenever that happens, the truth is that how good the representative is to solve problems and how good the leadership is. So, in a way, it's an opportunity to prove your leadership and problem-solving ability.

◆ And the other one is today... Is it the 10th of next month? Didn't you decide to reconsider the Special Prosecutor's Act? Do you think the ruling and opposition parties will get more leave votes than last time? What do you think?

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: I don't think so. First of all, I told you that an objective third-party special prosecutor was needed. But the bill came out almost at the last minute of the meeting. However, when I looked at the Democratic Party's Special Prosecutor Act, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court recommends the special prosecutor, and among them, the Democratic Party has the right to veto it. So what I mean is that no matter how much the chief justice of the Supreme Court recommends four candidates, if the Democratic Party doesn't like anyone, they can just refuse and stop it like this until the person they want comes out. If that happens, how will this be a fair third-party special prosecutor? So, when such a biased person takes charge of the special prosecution, the people actually want the truth, and one side wins politically, right? So, contrary to the expectations of the people, I think the whole country will be swept up in political strife, so I oppose the Democratic Party's proposal.

◆ Shin Yul: So, according to Representative Ahn Cheol Soo, we need an independent counsel, but we can't accept the Democratic Party's special counsel bill right now. Can we organize it like this? By the way, do you think the independent counsel law should be proposed by representative Han Dong-hoon or the power of the people?

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: It is most appropriate to reach an agreement between the ruling and opposition parties.

◆ Shin Yul: The ruling and opposition parties agreed, but we need an independent counsel anyway. We need to address this issue. That's what you mean, right?

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: Yes, that's right. It's an old story so far, but in the past, President Kim Young-sam, President Kim Dae Jung, and President Lee Myung Bak, and in fact, the special prosecutor related to his family was in office. But in fact, it was inevitable, but should I say that they are treated more fairly and properly? It can be such a situation, but if you don't do this, the special prosecutor will eventually come in regardless of whether the next administration changes or not. If that happens, the damage will actually be worse. And there are many elements of political strife. So, when I saw many presidents with political experience in Korea in the past, I think why they didn't want to do it during their term in office. Nevertheless, I think that's the reason why I did the special prosecution.

◆ Sin-ryul: And in the case of the Democratic Party, when it's being re-examined this time. Members on the list of pollsters should be left out of the vote. I think they're arguing like this. How do you see it?

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: How do I know who is on the list of pollack bacteria?

◆ Sin-ryul: So this is not worth saying. That's right.

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: Yes, we do.

◆ Shin Yul: Yes, I see.

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: And it's clear. The person who benefited is the culprit. So actually, for example, if it's Myung, he's always been in the camp on the other side of me. So rather, I was involved in manipulating public opinion against my opponent and intervening in the nomination. So I keep trying to connect with the person who tried to drop me, but that's not something I should do as that person. I can tell you that. And there are people like that other than me, right?

◆ Sin Yul: They're the ones who feel wronged. What you're talking about is

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: How do you tell that apart?

◆ Shin Yul: But why does this person keep making comments like that so unfairly?

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: I think it's probably because you have to talk about the people whose names are known over there, because the media is interested. So, for example, if I tell you in more detail, it's like this. During the last presidential election, Professor Choi Jin-seok was the chairman of our election committee. But he didn't tell me, but after watching an interview recently, I actually learned about him. At that time, I met Myung for about 30 minutes. But this person said he wasn't reliable, so he didn't even look at me at all. That's why I was able to pass the last presidential election without knowing anything about it.

◆ Shin-yul: Actually, there are pictures, and politicians take a lot of pictures. To be honest, I take a lot of pictures with people I don't even know.

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: There are probably about a million people who took pictures with me.

◆ Mr. Shin Yul: I'm sure you do, moreover. That's a given. And another thing is that Kim Jong-in, former chairman of the emergency committee, will become younger next president. The ruling party has only one or two hopes. After saying this, I think you gave a negative evaluation to Representative Ahn Cheol Soo. The presidential race is already over. How do you rate it like this?

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: I will try harder. I've actually worked on the field and produced results in areas like science and technology and medicine and management that I can do better than any other job. Why don't we work hard on those parts and play a proper role in those parts when they are the most important time in the country? So I'm going to contribute to the country.

◆ Shin Yul: Chairman Kim Jong-in is only Han Dong-hoon. What do you think of him saying that? Do you really agree? There?

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: I don't know. If you say you don't know, there's no one who can know about the future, right? And there are about two and a half years left for that, so two and a half years is a period in which everything that can happen during the 500 years of the Joseon Dynasty will occur. Speaking of which,

◆ Shin Yul: But since the Ahn Cheol Soo represented a lot of the party, how much would you evaluate the Ahn Cheol Soo representative Han Dong-hoon?

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: First of all, the first thing I need to do is reform the party. So, if you look at our party now, there are many areas to reform. The first is to be a competent policy party. Second, reforming the Yeouido Institute and making it a proper think tank or a polling institution. Third, most of the money is supported by the national treasury, so there is a lack of service to the people. I just spend the money received by political parties on their own right now, but I think I need a service mind like this by regularly giving the people proper knowledge and communicating with them through free political seminars.

◆ Shin Yul: But now CEO Han Dong-hoon is evaluating that he lacks a lot in such things.

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: I've said about three things that I've said so far, but I'm not doing anything about party reform right now. So, as soon as possible, this politics is not a fight between the ruling party and the opposition party, right? Rather, it is what the ruling party is supposed to do to fight with the opposition. It's an opposition party in English. But the opposition party is, but the ruling party is against it. The ruling party over there targets the whole nation. The opposition party is not the target, so it is the ruling party's responsibility to do these three things properly about the economy for various lives, about food for the future, and about pension reform for various contradictions accumulated so far. However, what we did wrong in the last general election was that our party only fought with the opposition party. As a result, the people are rather alienated, and then we wonder who is responsible for our lives, but in the end, the ruling party is the only one who has the ability to execute, so the ruling party was actually responsible for it, right? So these things have to change.

◆ Shin Yul: You're asking me because you're talking about the reform policy party. Was President Yoon Suk Yeol last November 7th? We promised various things and talked about personnel reform, but nothing has been materialized so far, and it will be on the 22nd. As far as I can remember, the President's office will take a considerable amount of physical time. That's what I said. What do you think?

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: So I don't think that's the time. So, it is essential to really speed up, renovate the personnel and change the state of affairs. If it's not now, you'll rather miss the timing. In addition, the personnel reform part is not just a revolving door greeting, but there are many talented, clean, and novel talents. But we're selecting people like that in our country. So, I really want to say that it's not the time to just insist on our side.

◆ Shin Yul: So how much do you think we should do about personnel reform?

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: I think a full-scale reshuffle is also possible.

◆ Sin-ryul: We're going to change every single one of them.

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: There's never been a time when the current 10% level has fallen in the middle of the term, right? Then, you have to show a very innovative change that is completely different from other governments so that the people can respond.

◆ Sin Yul: What do you think of the presidential office? Do you think there needs to be some renovation there, too?

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: Yes, that's right. It's in the same vein.

◆ Shin Yul: So the presidential office also needs a complete overhaul. Do I understand this?

◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: Yes, that's right.

◆ Sin Yul: I see. But regardless of whether it's time or not, there are many voices saying, "Politics is timing, but shouldn't this be done quickly?"
◇ Ahn Cheol Soo: That's right. Speed is important.

◆ [Voiceover] Speed is important. I see. Senator Ahn Cheol Soo, you must be busy today, but thank you for this interview. Please come out more often. I really promised. Thank you.

◇ Mr. Ahn Cheol Soo: Thank you.

◆ Shin Yul: I have been a member of the People's Power Ahn Cheol Soo.