Kim Seung-won Appointment Pushed Through… PPP Slams “Arrogance”

The Democratic Party made clear its intent to push through Kim's appointment. Allegations of perjury surfaced alongside this process.

However, the possibility that he was indirectly involved as a member of the law firm raised questions about whether he gave false testimony. Critics noted that a lawyer must verify whether acquaintances are on the bench.

This push comes as approval ratings for both the left and right camps have fallen to 33–35%, and the People Power Party is strongly resisting, even considering off-floor protests.

Going beyond the limits of in-parliament struggle, this reflects an off-floor effort to communicate directly with the public. Rep. Kim Tae-gyu said, “We will also consider off-floor protests.”

He argued the government seeks absolute power by dominating the legislature, executive and judiciary, and said the opposition must inform the public of the administration's failures.

He also argued that real estate tax and regulation hikes led to economic failure, and said the existing judicial system is being destroyed in how security-investigation cases are handled.

The Korea Communications Commission suffered major disruption while operating under a single-member system after the chair post became vacant and the chair was impeached. Vice Chair Kim Tae-gyu struggled to keep the organization stable, and a conflict with Choi Min-hee, chair of the National Assembly's Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee, arose during this period. He said he felt he had to protect the commission alone because he understood how important it was.

Staff even collapsed at the workplace, and he expressed concern that this level of pressure was serious.

He said he had hoped that, with staff struggling, there would be some self-reflection, but accused the Democratic Party of focusing solely on attacking him. This led to a controversy over profanity, though Kim said he was fed up with the other side's attitude.

He noted that the mediation rate was high during his time as a judge, emphasizing a basic preference for reasonable resolution. He also made clear he does not like brawling.

Rep. Kim Tae-gyu argued that the root cause of the hearing-room disorder lay in deliberate provocation by Democratic lawmakers. He added that it was visible from the start that the Democrats were delaying the meeting with inflammatory remarks to shield the nominee. He stressed that without the other side's provocation, the shouting would not have happened.

He pointed out that drugs were administered to 93 citizens at Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital and Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, arguing this matters as much as the stock-manipulation issue and requires continued investigation.

He criticized the responsibility of a lawmaker who recommended matters affecting citizens' lives without knowledge, and stressed the need for thorough investigation and a special prosecutor.

His analysis was that the affair could not have ended at 5 million won given the work involved. He said that if an economic community were recognized, sentences could jump to 9–12 years, and stressed attention should be paid to the flow of over 600 million won in investment Su-jin received.

As a native of Ulsan, an industrial city, he expressed a personal sentiment toward Park, Korea's first female president, and her father, President Park Chung-hee, who led industrialization. He added that as a legal professional, he had expressed critical views on the procedural problems surrounding Park's impeachment.

He strongly protested that procedure was disregarded as a legal professional, explaining that this was what prompted him to enter public life.

Rep. Kim Tae-gyu pledged that in future legislative work he would handle livelihood matters reasonably and carefully. However, he declared he would respond firmly to measures that undermine the liberal democratic basic order and national identity. He stressed that legislative work must not lean toward one side only.

He stressed that the purpose of his channel is to deliver information to the public, not to generate revenue such as silver-button income.