Na Kyung-won draws a firm line on Han Dong-hoon's return to the party: "He must first state his position on the party members' bulletin board issue"

[Financial News] At a confirmation hearing for Kim Seung-won, the nominee for Minister of Justice, on the 21st, People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won praised independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon for aggressively challenging the nominee, saying, "Thank you for fighting hard to prevent nominee Kim from being confirmed." However, she drew a line, adding, "Fighting hard and returning to the party are separate matters."
Na made the remarks during an appearance on Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) Radio's "Park Sung-tae's News Show" that day, responding to a question about whether Han could return to the party: "This is something that should be discussed separately."
Na specifically identified the controversy over the party members' bulletin board as a hurdle Han must clear. She said, "He clearly needs to explain himself and state his position on issues such as the party members' bulletin board," adding, "It was not simply that groups of people posted the same opinions at the same time. At the time, many articles cited the bulletin board as representing the views of party members."
She reiterated, "A clear position is necessary because this goes as far as manipulating public opinion."
Regarding the controversy surrounding former nominee Kim, she said, "First, I believe the president must issue a direct apology. The president must personally apologize for causing this much confusion among the public." She added, "The Blue House personnel line, including Kim Hyun-ji, chief of the Blue House's First Office, who is known as 'Man-sa-hyeon-tong'—meaning that everything goes through Hyun-ji—must be replaced. Even if Chief Kim is not formally part of the personnel line, she is effectively part of it."
She also criticized Kim Min-seok, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, saying, "He must take responsibility. He must now answer when he received the report. Before receiving the petition, Leader Kim should have conducted an internal investigation."
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