 ▲ 국민의힘 최보윤 수석대변인이 국회소통관 언론 브리핑을 통해 현안에 대한 논평을 이어갔다. © 이제항 선임기자 |
브레이크뉴스 이제항 선임기자/시인 = 국민의힘 최보윤 수석대변인은 23일 오전 11시 40분 국회소통관 언론 브리핑을 통해 당의 주요 현안 4건에 대한 공식 입장을 밝혔다. 최 수석대변인은 오세훈 서울시장에 대한 1심 판결을 “정황에 기댄 정치적 판결”로 규정하며 “항소심에서의 법리와 증거에 따라 바로잡을 것“을 촉구했다. 이어 국가수사본부의 성범죄·살인 사건 은폐 의혹을 비판하며 국수본 폐지와 검사의 수사지휘권 복원을 주장했다. 또한, 민주당의 검찰 보완수사권 완전 폐지 추진을 당권 봉합을 위한 정략적 행태라며 비판하고, 이재명 대통령의 부동산 매도 과정에서 나타난 규제의 모순을 지적하며 현행 부동산 정책의 대전환을 요구했다.
오세훈 서울시장 1심 판결 관련
먼저, 최보윤 수석대변인은 오세훈 서울시장의 정치자금법 위반 1심 판결에 대해 엄밀한 증거보다 정황과 예단을 우선시한 결정이라며 말문을 열었다. 최보윤 수석대변인은 “핵심 관계자인 명태균 씨의 진술은 수사 단계부터 법정에 이르기까지 번복을 거듭해 일관성을 상실했다”며 “법과 원칙에 따른 형사재판이라면 모호한 진술 대신 객관적 증거가 판단의 기준이 됐어야 함에도 중형을 선고한 것은 증거재판주의를 저버린 예단 중심의 판결”이라고 비판했다. 또한 “야당 단체장에 대해서는 일관성 없는 진술을 잣대로 엄벌을 내리면서 이재명 대통령과 여권 인사를 향한 재판과 수사는 멈추거나 느슨한 기준을 적용한다”며 “이러한 ‘야당 유죄, 여당 무죄’ 식의 불공정한 사법 잣대는 사법부에 대한 국민적 신뢰를 무너뜨린다”고 강조했다.
그러면서 “오 시장은 천만 서울시민의 압도적 선택을 받은 당선인으로, 신중하지 못한 사법적 판단은 민의를 흔들고 시정의 연속성을 저해한다”며 “항소심 재판부가 오직 법과 증거에 따라 판결의 문제점을 바로잡고 사법부의 독립성을 증명해 줄 것”을 촉구했다. 아울러 “국민의힘은 진실이 밝혀질 때까지 국민과 함께 서울시정을 지키고 법치주의를 바로 세우는 데 최선을 다하겠다”고 덧붙였다.
국가수사본부의 범죄 은폐 의혹 및 검찰 개혁안 관련
이어 최보윤 수석대변인은 국가수사본부가 살인범 장윤기의 범죄를 은폐하다 압수수색을 받은 사상 초유의 사태가 발생했다고 지적했다. 최보윤 수석대변인은 “박성주 전 국수본부장이 성범죄와 살인 사건을 병합하지 말고 분리 수사하도록 직접 지시한 메신저 대화록이 확보됐다”며 “현장 수사팀의 3차례 병합수사 요청을 묵살한 주체가 국수본 최상부였음이 드러난 만큼 국수본은 이제 수사 기구가 아닌 중대한 범죄 대상일 뿐”이라고 비판했다. 또한 “분리 수사 결과 피의자 장윤기는 ‘강간 등 살인’이 아닌 단순 ‘일반 살인’ 혐의로 축소돼 검찰에 넘겨졌다”며 “이는 졸속 추진된 ‘검수완박’의 민낯을 고스란히 보여주는 결과”라고 강조했다.
그러면서 “자정 기능을 잃은 국수본을 폐지하는 것이 최소한의 상식이며, 경찰은 수사에서 즉각 손을 떼고 검찰은 국수본 지휘라인 전반에 대한 강제수사에 착수해야 한다”며 “10월 감행될 검찰 수사권 완전 박탈은 국민을 위험으로 몰아넣는 폭거”라고 경고했다. 아울러 “검사의 보완수사권마저 빼앗는 것은 범죄자에게 날개를 달아주는 일”이라며 “국민의힘이 발의한 법안대로 관련 법안 시행을 최소 1년 이상 유예하고 수사구조 개혁 전반을 냉철하게 재검토해야 한다”고 주문했다.
민주당의 검찰 보완수사권 폐지 추진 관련
다음으로, 최보윤 수석대변인은 청와대의 재촉 하루 만에 민주당 지도부가 검찰 보완수사권 완전 폐지를 결정한 점을 지적했다. 최보윤 수석대변인은 “한병도 원내대표는 당초 치열한 토론을 약속했으나 돌연 이견이 없다며 논의를 일방적으로 끝냈다”며 “지난 정책의총 발언자 14명 중 9명이 일부 존치를 주장하고 restriction 법안까지 발의된 상황이었음에도 당내 이견과 전문가의 제언이 모두 묵살됐다”고 비판했다. 또한 “국민 과반이 폐지에 반대하는 사황에서 처리 시한을 ‘8·17 전당대회 이전’으로 못 박은 것은 당권 경쟁의 갈등을 봉합하려는 정략적 계산에 국가 형사사법체계를 제물로 바친 것”이라고 강조했다.
그러면서 “장윤기 사건에서 보듯 경찰 지휘부조차 불신받는 상황에서 보완수사요구권만 남기는 것은 부실·은폐 수사에 면죄부를 주는 것과 같다”며 “기관 간 견제와 교차검증이 반드시 필요하다”고 주장했다. 아울러 “국민의힘은 보완수사권을 존치하고 경찰의 독단적 사건 종결을 견제하는 ‘범죄피해자 보호 3법’을 발의했다”며 “민주당은 청와대의 시간표와 전당대회 셈법에 국민 안전망을 끼워 맞추는 폭주를 즉각 중단해야 한다”고 주장했다.
대통령 부동산 거래 및 부동산 대토론회 관련
마지막으로, 최보윤 수석대변인은 이재명 대통령이 개최하는 ‘부동산 정책 대토론회’와 관련해 정부 정책의 현실성 및 공정성 문제를 지적했다. 최보윤 수석대변인은 “토론회를 앞두고 대통령 본인의 아파트를 매도하는 과정에서 소유권을 먼저 이전하고 거액의 근저당을 설정하는 우회로를 택했다”며 “최고 권력자조차 현행 규제 속에서는 통상적인 거래를 할 수 없었다는 사실 자체가 부동산 정책이 시장 현실과 심각하게 괴리돼 있음을 보여준다”고 꼬집었다. 또한 “재정경제부 내부 게시판에 대통령의 거래 방식을 비판하는 글이 올라왔으나 당일 삭제됐다”며 “내부의 문제 제기마저 억압하는 조직에서는 국민이 체감할 수 있는 정책 개선을 기대할 수 없다”고 비판했다.
그러면서 “오늘 대토론회는 정부 정책을 홍보하거나 이미 정해진 결론을 확인하는 자리가 되어서는 안 된다”며 “국민이 듣고 싶은 것은 공허한 구호가 아니라 시장과 동떨어진 과잉 규제를 어떻게 바로잡을 것인지에 대한 해답”이라고 강조했다. 아울러 “대통령은 부동산 정책의 현실을 몸소 경험한 만큼 이를 ‘정책의 대전환’으로 연결해야 한다”며 “부동산 정책의 성패는 국민이 체감하는 변화로 증명돼야 한다”고 목소리를 높였다. hang5247@hanmail.net
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Choi Bo-yoon, Senior Spokesperson for the People Power Party, “Criticizes Current Administration’s Judicial and Real Estate Policies”
- Oh Se-hoon’s First Trial: A Political Ruling Based on Circumstances… Must Be Corrected in Appeal
- Exposure of Cover-up of Crimes by the National Investigation Headquarters… Common Sense Is Abolishing the National Investigation Headquarters, Not the Prosecution Service
- Democratic Party Pushes Forward with Abolishing Supplementary Investigation Authority… Sacrificing the National Safety Net for ‘Convention Closing’
- President’s Real Estate Transaction Contradictions Exposed… Grand Debate Must Serve as an Opportunity for a Major Policy Shift
— Lee Je-hang, Senior Reporter/Poet, Break News
Choi Bo-yoon, Senior Spokesperson for the People Power Party, announced the party’s official position on four major pending issues during a press briefing at the National Assembly Communication Center at 11:40 AM on the 23rd. Spokesperson Choi characterized the first-instance ruling against Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon as a “political ruling based on circumstantial evidence” and urged that it be “corrected according to legal principles and evidence in the appeal.” Following this, they criticized allegations of the National Investigation Headquarters (NIH) covering up sex crimes and murder cases, and advocated for the abolition of the NIH and the restoration of prosecutors' investigative command authority. Furthermore, they criticized the Democratic Party's push for the complete abolition of the prosecution's supplementary investigative authority as a political maneuver aimed at patching up party power, and pointed out the regulatory contradictions revealed during President Lee Jae-myung's real estate sales process, demanding a major shift in current real estate policy.
Regarding the First-Instance Verdict for Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon
First, Chief Spokesperson Choi Bo-yoon began by stating that the decision regarding the first-instance verdict on Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon's violation of the Political Funds Act prioritized circumstantial evidence and prejudice over rigorous evidence. Chief Spokesperson Choi criticized the ruling, stating, "The testimony of Mr. Myeong Tae-gyun, a key figure involved, lost consistency as he repeatedly reversed his statements from the investigation stage to the courtroom." She added, "In a criminal trial conducted according to law and principle, objective evidence should have served as the standard of judgment instead of ambiguous statements; however, the imposition of a heavy sentence is a prejudice-centered verdict that abandons the principle of evidence-based trials." Furthermore, he emphasized, “While harsh punishments are handed down to opposition party heads based on inconsistent statements, trials and investigations targeting President Lee Jae-myung and ruling party figures are halted or subjected to lax standards,” adding, “Such unfair judicial standards of ‘guilty for the opposition, innocent for the ruling party’ undermine public trust in the judiciary.”
He continued, “Mayor Oh is a president-elect who received the overwhelming choice of ten million Seoul citizens; imprudent judicial judgments shake public will and hinder the continuity of city administration,” urging the appellate court to “correct the flaws in the ruling based solely on law and evidence and prove the independence of the judiciary.” He also added, “The People Power Party will do its utmost to protect the Seoul city administration and uphold the rule of law together with the people until the truth is revealed.”
Regarding Allegations of Crime Cover-up by the National Investigation Headquarters and Prosecution Reform Plans
Chief Spokesperson Choi Bo-yoon then pointed out that an unprecedented situation has occurred in which the National Investigation Headquarters was subjected to a search and seizure while attempting to cover up the crimes of murderer Jang Yoon-ki. Chief Spokesperson Choi Bo-yoon criticized, “Messenger chat logs have been secured in which former Director of the National Investigation Headquarters, Park Sung-joo, directly ordered that sex crimes and murder cases be investigated separately rather than merged.” She added, “As it has been revealed that the highest echelons of the National Investigation Headquarters ignored the field investigation team’s three requests for a merged investigation, the National Investigation Headquarters is no longer an investigative body but merely a target of serious crimes.” She further emphasized, “As a result of the separate investigation, suspect Jang Yoon-ki was handed over to the prosecution with charges reduced to simple ‘ordinary murder’ rather than ‘murder involving rape.’ This result clearly reveals the true face of the hastily pushed ‘complete prosecution-subak’ (abandonment of the National Investigation Headquarters).”
She continued, “Abolishing the National Investigation Headquarters, which has lost its self-purification function, is the minimum standard of common sense. The police must immediately withdraw from the investigation, and the prosecution must launch a coercive investigation into the entire command line of the National Investigation Headquarters.” She warned, “The complete stripping of the prosecution’s investigative authority to be carried out in October is an outrage that puts the public in danger.” In addition, stating that “taking away even the prosecutors’ powers for supplementary investigations is tantamount to giving wings to criminals,” he urged that “the implementation of the relevant legislation should be postponed for at least one year as proposed by the People Power Party, and the overall reform of the investigative structure must be reviewed cool-headedly.”
Regarding the Democratic Party’s push to abolish the prosecution’s powers for supplementary investigations
Next, Chief Spokesperson Choi Bo-yoon pointed out that the Democratic Party leadership decided to completely abolish the prosecution’s powers for supplementary investigations just one day after being pressed by the Blue House. Chief Spokesperson Choi criticized, “Floor Leader Han Byung-do initially promised a fierce debate but suddenly ended the discussion unilaterally, claiming there were no disagreements,” adding, “Despite the fact that nine out of the 14 speakers at the last policy general meeting argued for partial retention and a bill to restrict it had even been proposed, internal dissent and suggestions from experts were all ignored.” Furthermore, he emphasized, “Setting the deadline for processing to ‘before the August 17 National Convention’ in a situation where the majority of the public opposes abolition amounts to sacrificing the national criminal justice system for a political calculation aimed at patching up the conflict over party leadership.”
He continued, “As seen in the Jang Yoon-ki case, in a situation where even the police leadership is distrusted, retaining only the right to request supplementary investigations is tantamount to granting a free pass to shoddy and cover-up investigations,” arguing that “checks and cross-verification between agencies are absolutely necessary.” He added, “The People Power Party has proposed the ‘Three Laws for the Protection of Crime Victims’ to retain the right to request supplementary investigations and to curb the police’s arbitrary closing of cases,” asserting that “the Democratic Party must immediately stop its reckless attempt to fit the public safety net into the Blue House’s timetable and the calculations of its national convention.”
Regarding the President's Real Estate Transactions and the Real Estate Grand Debate
Finally, Chief Spokesperson Choi Bo-yoon raised issues regarding the realism and fairness of government policies in relation to the "Real Estate Policy Grand Debate" hosted by President Lee Jae-myung. Chief Spokesperson Choi pointed out, "In the process of selling his own apartment ahead of the debate, the President chose a roundabout route by first transferring ownership and establishing a massive mortgage." She criticized, "The very fact that even the highest authority could not conduct a normal transaction under current regulations demonstrates that real estate policies are severely disconnected from market reality." She also criticized, "A post criticizing the President's transaction method was uploaded to the Ministry of Finance and Economy's internal bulletin board but was deleted on the same day," adding, "One cannot expect policy improvements that the public can feel from an organization that suppresses even internal criticism."
She further emphasized, "Today's grand debate must not be a venue for promoting government policies or confirming pre-determined conclusions," stating, "What the public wants to hear is not empty slogans, but answers on how to rectify excessive regulations that are detached from the market." Furthermore, he raised his voice, stating, “Since the President has personally experienced the reality of real estate policy, he must connect this to a ‘major policy shift,’” and adding, “The success or failure of real estate policy must be proven by changes that the public can feel.” hang5247@hanmail.net
