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Part of situation: South Korean prosecution reform political dispute (3 clusters)

Rhyu Si-min accuses President Lee of deceiving public on prosecution reform

prosecution reform Lee Jae-myung Rhyu Si-min Democratic Party investigation and prosecution separation

Commentator Rhyu Si-min has issued a sharp critique of President Lee Jae-myung, accusing him of deceiving the public regarding his true intentions for prosecution reform. During a recent appearance on a YouTube live broadcast, Rhyu argued that the President's recent explanation of reform—which involves separating investigative and prosecutorial functions within the Ministry of Justice—is fundamentally different from the policies previously advocated by the Democratic Party and the President's own campaign promises.

Rhyu expressed shock at the President's recent press conference, stating that the proposed model of splitting the prosecution into two distinct agencies for investigation and indictment was never part of the public discourse or official party platforms. He suggested that previous legislative proposals were merely reflections of the President's actual, undisclosed agenda.

Furthermore, Rhyu addressed the decline in the President's approval ratings, attributing it to the alienation of core supporters who once strongly backed his candidacy. He also dismissed the President's recent calls for unity within the ruling party as ineffective, noting that the internal conflicts are the result of long-standing issues that cannot be resolved through simple rhetoric.

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Democratic Party of Korea · Lee Jae-myung · Ministry of Justice · Rhyu Si-min

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유시민 '李대통령, 검찰개혁 놓고 지금까지 국민 속였다' - 매일신문 [www.imaeil.com]
유시민 또 작심 발언 “李대통령, 검찰개혁 놓고 지금껏 국민 속였다” - 시사저널 [www.sisajournal.com]
유시민 '대통령이 국민 속였다'…與 '동의할 수 없다, 강한 유감' - 매일신문 [www.imaeil.com]
유시민 ″이 대통령이 말한 검찰개혁, 내용 달라…국민 속였다″ [www.mbn.co.kr]