Choi Sang-mok, who experiences impeachment for the third time, said, "Against martial law...Economic team's general resignation mentioned"

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12.3 As Prime Minister Han Deok-soo was listed as the subject of investigation in the permanent special prosecution on the emergency martial law situation, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok's shoulders became heavier.

Deputy Prime Minister Choi, who faced the third presidential impeachment during his public service, reportedly expressed strong opposition just before declaring martial law.

Lee Seung-eun reports.

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An emergency meeting on macroeconomic and financial issues convened by Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok at 11:40 p.m., shortly after the declaration of martial law,
Amid the soaring exchange rate of
, economic and financial leaders quickly issued a message that they would mobilize all measures to stabilize the market, including unlimited liquidity supply.

Lee Chang-yong, governor of the Bank of Korea, who attended the meeting at the time, delivered the atmosphere at the time when opposition members of the committee visited the Bank of Korea.

Lee said he heard that Deputy Prime Minister Choi ran out of a Cabinet meeting before declaring martial law against it.

Choi also said that the deputy prime minister said that the governor of the Bank of Korea will remain in office because the term of office is fixed, and that he will resign the next day.

Kim Byung-hwan, chairman of the Financial Services Commission, and Lee Bok-hyun, chairman of the Financial Supervisory Service, all of the economic teams asked to resign.

However, Lee reportedly dissuaded the government, saying that it would be possible to stabilize sentiment externally and deal with the economic situation only if there was an economic deputy prime minister.

Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok is experiencing the third presidential impeachment during his public life.

During the impeachment of former President Roh Moo Hyun in 2004, he was the director of the securities system, and during the impeachment of former President Park Geun Hye in 2016, he was the first vice minister.

After the change of government, he joined the Yoon Suk Yeol Economic Team after serving as the president of Nonghyup University.

If the prime minister cannot act on behalf of the president, Deputy Prime Minister Choi will also serve as acting president and acting prime minister according to the ranking of the State Council members set by law.

With the Ministry of Economy and Finance losing control over the main role of budgeting and revising tax laws, it is now necessary to overcome the fallout from the Trump administration and the decline in domestic demand and prevent the decline in external credit due to political instability.

[Choi Sang-mok / Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance: The budget for the reduction was passed by the National Assembly today after the ruling and opposition parties failed to reach an agreement. It's a pity. We will make every effort to prepare for budget execution so that we can respond to the stability of people's livelihoods and then to the expansion of external uncertainties.]

The police also notified Deputy Prime Minister Choi of summoning a reference to confirm the progress of the discussion at the Cabinet meeting before declaring martial law.

I'm YTN's Lee Seung Eun.


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