Jang Cheol-min: "Jo Min Lacks Symbolism for 'Political Change'"
With the general election one year away, as former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk and his daughter Cho Min, who are expanding their external activities, are expected to run in next year's election, Kim Byung-wook, a member of the People Power Party, directly criticized Cho's daughter, saying she is "genetically shameless."
On the 11th, Kim said on BBS's 'Jeon Young-shin's Morning Journal,' "Due to Cho Min's fraudulent admission, her parents were both sentenced to prison, and her mother is currently serving her sentence. However, she has never apologized for this until now."
As a member of the National Assembly's Education Committee, he believed that Cho Min was already aware of the document forgery. Kim said, "At 20 years old, one is already an adult, but in her mid-20s, the documents she submitted to enter graduate school were forged by her mother and father without her knowledge and attached to her application. It's hard to accept that. It is a reasonable suspicion that she knew about it."
He continued, "She submitted illegal documents to get accepted, causing someone else to be rejected. The fact that the court confirmed this and sentenced her parents, yet she has not apologized at all and instead confidently wanders around the country posting on Instagram, is truly shameless. I think it might be genetic shamelessness."
Joining the radio show, Jang Cheol-min of the Democratic Party said, "Considering genetics is actually too much. An individual's actions are not something politicians should criticize," but added, "However, the theory of her running is quite awkward."
He explained, "We need to consider what strategy or spirit of the times we will use for next year's general election. This is something both major parties and the entire political community must contemplate together. The public demands a change in politics itself, but no answers have been provided yet."
He stated that Cho Min does not hold the symbolism of 'political change.' He said, "I am not sure how many people would accept that someone like Cho Min embodies the symbolism and image of political change. If she runs independently, outside the two major parties, then there is nothing much to say about that."
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