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| ▲ Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha sits with her husband, Professor Il-Byeong Lee, at the award ceremony of the naming ceremony held at the Blue House on June 18, 2017. | |
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The purchase of a yacht by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Husband is very hot.
The controversy began when it emerged that Yonsei University Professor Emeritus Lee Il-byung, wife of Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa, left for a yacht trip on the morning of the 3rd. Professor Lee was planning to buy a yacht. in upstate New York and travel to the East Coast of the United States.
As Corona 19 spreads around the world, the Foreign Ministry has issued a ‘special travel notice’ to all regions except Korea starting in March, recommending cancellation and postponement of overseas trips. The special travel notice is an intermediate measure between the second stage of the travel notice (travel abstinence) and the third stage (recommended withdrawal). However, it turned out that the husband of the Korean Foreign Minister ignored the Foreign Ministry’s recommendations to take a ‘one-way trip’.
While both the ruling party and the opposition criticized Professor Lee for being ‘inappropriate behavior’, Minister Kang said in a meeting with Foreign Ministry officials on the 4th that “we regret that this is happening while people are refraining from external activities such as trips abroad “. He met with reporters and clarified, “It’s difficult to tell them to go back to Korea because they have been planning for a long time, procrastinating, and procrastinating.” He added that it persuaded him not to travel in advance.
[쟁점 ①] ‘Gangro Nambul’ following the homeland and Chumiae?
Despite Minister Kang’s apology, the controversy does not seem to subside. The opposition party and the conservative press continue their attack on Minister Kang before the government audit. In particular, there is a movement to link Professor Lee’s yacht trip with the allegations of the children of former Justice Minister Cho Kook and Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae.
Representative Kim Ki-hyun of People’s Power on Fifth CBS Radio <김현정의 뉴스쇼>Appearing in “National Minister Choo-nambul when the resignation occurs, and Churo Nam-bul when Minister Chu Mi-ae resigns, and this is not the case to do so,” he argued that “the heart of the matter is a double standard.”
Representative Kim said, “Eventually, the issue of privilege and fault has to come up here,” and insisted that Minister Kang should take responsibility for this matter.
Dong-A Ilbo’s editorial editor Kim Soon-deok on the 5th <서 일병과 이일병 사태의 공통점>He mentioned the accusations of Minister Choo Mi-ae’s son and the similarities between this incident. He said, “It’s hard to find the spirit of the times going backwards with Noblesse, like the ‘Namuro Nambul (Romance if I do, infidelity if others)’ joke joking.” It is a country that is famous for being a son, “he criticized the government.
However, ‘Minister Kang Kyung-hwa’s husband’s overseas trip’ is a completely different problem from Cho and Cho Mi-ae’s ‘suspicion of children’. The last two questions became the question of whether power was used to give preferential treatment to children to go to school or to go out in the army, which is why they are called ‘suspects’. However, there is no place for Minister Kang to intervene in Professor Lee’s overseas trip. Although it may be a Noblesse oblige problem, it is far from being a “privilege” and an “anti-government”.
Consequently, ruling party lawmakers stressed that it is inappropriate to discuss Minister Kang’s move, as it is not just an individual deviation, and it is not illegal or illegal.
[쟁점 ②] Privacy vs. There is a responsibility of the family of public officials
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| ▲ Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha answers questions from lawmakers at the general meeting of the Foreign Affairs and Transportation Day Committee held at the National Assembly on the morning of September 28. | |
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Some argue that the behavior of Professor Il-Byeong Lee, an “independent entity”, should not be condemned. Articles about Professor Lee are being shared among passport supporters that say “a wonderful life” or “cheer up.” It is said that the choice of Professor Lee as an individual, not the minister’s spouse, should be respected.
Staff critical of Moon Jae-in’s administration also reaffirmed the claim that it is “just a private life.” On the 5th, former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon said on his Facebook page, “This is a personal life, but should we consider this?” On the same day, Lee Jun-seok, a former People’s Strength main member, was also on KBS1. <김경래의 최강시사>In the case of Minister Kang Kyung-hwa’s husband, it became a hot topic because it contrasted with the opinion of Democratic Party member Kim Nam-guk, who appeared together and said, “Is it a problem from the perspective of the quarantine?”
In an interview with KBS, Professor Lee said: “If I do bad things, it will be a burden, but I am doing what I think is right. I am living my life, but I have to give in for what others think, but I cannot live. While I worry about everything else, he did not care much about the expected criticism and said “No”.
However, there are also many voices that refute the “privacy theory” saying that Professor Lee’s actions do not conform to public sentiment. The appearance of the wife of the minister in charge of international quarantine and quarantine without taking into account the recommendations of the government is directly related to trust in the government, in a situation in which people themselves are also canceling trips to the abroad and are enduring sanctions on privacy for quarantine. .
Political critic Yoo Chang-sun <오마이뉴스>In a telephone conversation with her husband, “He is the husband of a high civil servant and, above all, his position as foreign minister is inevitably focused on social care.” “I should have realized and acted on what kind of hits I would take outside.”
The Chairman of the Justice Party Policy Committee, Park Won-suk, was also on the 5th on YTN Radio <황보선의 출발 새아침>“It seems that he is a person with a different personality and a spirit in my own way who cannot give up his personal life even if it puts a burden on his spouse’s performance in public office.” I thought, “What if I had more consideration?”
It is noted that Professor Lee’s actions place a “ political burden ” on Minister Kang or the government, as the aberration of the family of civil servants and crimes are directly related to the problems of loss of honor or the residence of the public official.
In fact, the spouses of high-ranking officials are undergoing a verification procedure equivalent to that of public officials. Public Administration and Security Minister Jin Young had an audience in 2013 as a candidate for Minister of Welfare and as a candidate for Minister of Public Administration and Security in 2019. On both occasions, the actions of the spouse became a problem. In 2013, the frequent use of antibiotics and injections in pediatrics operated by his wife was high, and in 2019, he was criticized for the issue of market returns from his wife’s real estate investment. Unification Minister Lee In-young also sparked controversy over whether it was preferential treatment for the non-profit organization ‘Marche’ run by his wife at the July hearing, to receive a grant during Park Won- soon.
[쟁점 ③] Individual freedom before crown prevention?
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| ▲ An airport official is guiding a foreigner who entered Korea at Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of September 27. | |
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On the other hand, with Professor Lee’s ‘yachting controversy’, conservatives also point to whether the state is excessively infringing on individual freedoms on behalf of Corona 19.
On the 5th, Professor Yoon Pyeong-jung from Hanshin University’s Department of Political Philosophy said, “(Professor Lee’s trip abroad) makes a fundamental reflection on the correlation between protection of the crown and personal freedom.” He can give people a sense of incongruity, but his hobbies are clearly in the realm of personal freedom. “
He added: “Isn’t it too disrespectful to individual freedom by putting the community unilaterally on the basis of defending the crown?” He said. Show the habits of mind. “
In a Facebook post on the 6th, former professor Jin Jung-kwon said, “I have no intention of defending Lee Il-byung.” It is an attitude of hanging … ”and argued that personal freedoms and rights are being sacrificed in the crown phase19.
Former Supreme Commissioner Lee Jun-seok <김경래의 최강시사>“This is because we set standards that are too strict for the general public and we act against them,” he said of the relaxation of quarantine regulations. Representative Yoon Hee-suk also shared an article about Professor Lee on his Facebook page, saying, “I think I have to be careful and live a normal life to some degree because I can’t have him at home every day.” “I agree,” he said, “as the war against the virus has already entered a long war, it is urgent to find a sustainable balance.”
However, in the case of Professor Lee, it is far from a “restriction of basic rights” because he was unable to move. Furthermore, the fact that he acted without regard to being the husband of a ‘high-ranking civil servant’ became a major criticism factor, but it is difficult to say that the trip itself was criticized. This is a part that is far from the controversy over the ‘restriction of basic rights’ created by the ‘installation of a car wall’ to prevent the recent Gaecheon Day rally.
