Opposition forces force passage of South Korea's three broadcasting laws... Broadcasting and Communications Commission proposes veto to president

In response to the South Korean opposition force passing the three broadcasting laws (Broadcasting Act, Broadcasting Culture Promotion Association Act, and Korean Educational Broadcasting Corporation Act Amendment Bill) in the National Assembly that change the governing structure of public broadcasting without the consent of the ruling and opposition parties,
It was learned on the 9th that the Committee on Public Relations proposed that the President exercise his veto power. The committee pointed out four problems with the bill, including the lack of representation, bias, and inefficiency of the Board of Public Broadcasting.
In a statement, the committee clarified, ``We have no choice but to propose a ``request for reconsideration of a bill'' as stipulated in the Constitution.'' A request for reconsideration means a presidential veto.
Regarding the lack of representation on the public broadcasting board, the committee stated, ``Directors are nominated not only in the field of broadcasting, but also in diverse fields such as management, economics, law, and the community.
``Particularly in the case of professional organizations, some of them have unclear legal status, so it cannot be said that only three organizations among multiple organizations are representative.''
Regarding the bias of the Board of Directors of Public Broadcasting, it stated, ``The majority of the Board of Directors is made up of directors recommended by groups that are biased towards a particular ideology, and there are concerns about its bias.''
There are also concerns that the fairness of the board of directors will be compromised because the audience committee, which is selected by broadcasting company executives and labor union representatives, recommends directors.
Furthermore, he pointed out the inefficiency of the Board of Directors for Public Broadcasting, saying, ``In a situation where public dissatisfaction with the lax management of public broadcasting is high,
``Significantly increasing the number of directors without basis would only increase operating costs and impede efficient decision-making.'' Finally, the committee concluded that ``the procedural legitimacy of the bill process is lacking.''
``Changes to the composition of the public broadcasting board and the method for selecting the president have been subject to various discussions since the 20th Diet, and no progress has been made.'' On top of that, ``Such
It is undesirable that these matters were not handled by the opposition parties when they were in the ruling party, and then forced to be handled without consensus between the ruling and opposition parties only after the government changed." but
It’s necessary,” he added.