Hanbyun's Political Declaration Demanding Investigation into Election Interference Allegations: "Moon Administration's Rule of Law Destruction"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The conservative-leaning lawyers' group 'Lawyers for Human Rights and Unification of Korea (hereinafter Hanbyun)' held a press conference on the 10th to issue a political declaration, stating that "476 lawyers have signed the political declaration demanding condemnation of the Moon Jae-in administration's destruction of the rule of law and investigation into election interference allegations."

Hanbyun held the political declaration press conference at the National Assembly Press Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, in the morning, stating, "President Moon Jae-in appointed Cho Kuk as Minister of Justice in September last year, violating the rule of law, forcibly passed the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials Act that infringes on judicial independence, and through two rounds of massive personnel reshuffles in the prosecution, neutralized investigations into power crimes," adding, "We are issuing the second political declaration to encourage legal professionals who are fighting against the living power."

They continued, "The indictment, which Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae prevented from being disclosed, specifies illegal acts in which eight organizations within the Blue House Secretariat effectively conducted election manipulation operations according to President Moon's will," adding, "If it is confirmed that President Moon intervened in the election, it constitutes abuse of power and violation of the Public Official Election Act for breaching the president's duty of neutrality in elections, and is also grounds for impeachment."

Hanbyun announced that 500 lawyers participated in the signature campaign that began on the 28th of last month. The signatories of this political declaration include former Supreme Court Justices Lee Yong-woo and Bae Ki-won, former Constitutional Court Justice Kwon Seong, former Minister of Justice Kim Kyung-han, and former Prosecutor General Han Sang-dae. This is Hanbyun's second political declaration, following the 'Cho Kuk incident' that arose in September last year. At that time, Hanbyun also held a press conference demanding Cho's resignation and strongly criticized the forced appointment of Minister Cho. The political declaration at that time was signed by 1,036 lawyers.

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