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Dozens of meetings with donations as a member of the Diet
“Are you eating for free … It is not a violation of the Political Fund Law”
Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae is answering questions from Democratic Party legislator Song Ki-heon about the government in a plenary session held in the National Assembly on the afternoon of the 17th. Yunhap news
It is known and controversial that the Minister of Justice, Choo Mi-ae, held dozens of meetings in a restaurant run by his eldest daughter with political funds as a member of the National Assembly. Regardless of whether or not they violate the Political Fund Law, the opposition party was pointed out that it was inappropriate as a member of the National Assembly. Minister Chu refuted this by saying, “I have never eaten free food.”
According to the ‘Political Fund Expenditure of Congressman Chu Mi-ae’, obtained by Representative Soo-jin Cho on the 17th through the Central Election Commission, etc., Minister Chu was a member of the 4th National Assembly in a total 21 times from November 2014 to August 2015. I spent 2,29,400 won at a restaurant in Itaewon, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, run by my daughter.
In terms of spending, 16 out of 21 were spent on behalf of press conferences. The rest were in the name of policy meetings (3 times) and general meetings (2 times). The amount spent at the restaurant ranged from 37,000 won to 256,000 won per session, and meetings were also held on Sundays. In this regard, Congressman Cho pointed out that “the use of the donation for the home (daughter) may violate the Political Fund Law.” Article 2 of the Law on Political Funds stipulates that donations cannot be used for the purposes of “maintenance of the home” or “maintenance of the home”. The strength of the people is that the use of donations in a restaurant run by their daughter is also included in this provision.
In the questionnaire on education, society and culture of the National Assembly that was carried out that day, a battle took place between Minister Chu and members of the People’s Power on this issue. Representative Choi Hyung-du, who asked about the power of the people, said, “Because I was a judge (using my daughter’s restaurant as a donation), do you know that there is a possibility that the Political Fund Law will be violated? ? ” In response, Minister Chu confronted him and said, “It is not a violation of the Political Fund Law,” saying, “Isn’t it possible to eat a daughter’s shop for free?”
‘Isn’t it necessary to spend personal money at my daughter’s restaurant so as not to buy unnecessary suspicion?’ Minister Chu mentioned her daughter’s situation and said: “I opened a restaurant, but I had to close the door because of high fees and rent.” He said: “As a mother who is a public figure who politicizes the frustration that a child could have felt, as a mother who is a public figure, she said that she must make an income reform. the seat of the president of the opposition.
In fact, it is noted that there is a limit to apply the alleged violation of the Political Fund Law to the case that Minister Chu spends his donations in a restaurant owned by his family. One person from the legal profession said: “It cannot be said that the donation was supported directly in cash, and if it were a normal meal payment on behalf of a meeting, it would not be clear whether it would be considered a violation of the law.” . .
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