Justice Party, Byun Chang-heum concludes ‘Ineligible’ … “The welfare government should reexamine the philosophy of state administration”

Entry 2020.12.24 10:27

“Low awareness of life and safety, lack of sensitivity to labor and human rights”
“The reason for the fatal disqualification … it is difficult to see it as a simple mistake”

On the 24th, the Justice Party decided to approve an ineligible HR hearing and report on candidate Byeon Chang-heum from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation. Justice Party representative Shim Sang-jung told a Standing Committee meeting on the morning of that day: “The Justice Party decided that candidate Byeon was inappropriate by combining the hearing process and the will of the village”.

Representative Shim, a member of the Land Transportation Committee of the National Assembly, said: “Despite the positive evaluation of the policy and the experience of candidate Byeon, the reason he ultimately made the decision not to be eligible is because his Comments, which aroused public resentment, are difficult to regard as a simple mistake.

Candidate Byun said at a staff hearing held in the National Assembly the day before, saying, “Would non-living people buy food because they are crazy?” He said, “It means that women were careful to eat breakfast (with someone who don’t know) due to makeup. ” He was criticized for improperly revealing his ideas. In addition, he said: “At the time, I was too focused on construction (not transportation),” for saying “last words” to the worker who died in the screen door accident at Guui Station of the Seoul subway.

Representative Shim said: “The low awareness of the candidate’s life and safety and the lack of sensitivity to human rights at work, revealed through statements on a number of issues, goes against the spirit of the age. and they deviate enormously from people’s sentiment. ” “I said. He said:” In this age of disaster, recognition of life and human rights is a prerequisite for assessing the qualification of high-ranking civil servants, a firm standard of the Justice Party. ”

Representative Shim said: “Candidate Byun clearly expressed his willingness to eradicate speculation in housing policy through the hearing process, and said that he would expand quality public rental housing to stabilize housing for ordinary people, and that the current median income was 45%. “We actively assess the need to expand residential benefits to the 60% level,” he said. “No matter how good a policy is, to be consistently promoted beyond the political conflict, it is it must support a strong philosophy and values. ”

Representative Shim said, “I hope that the Moon Jae-in administration will hear the voices of the people about candidate Byeon this time as an opportunity to re-examine and innovate the philosophy of the state administration.”