Joo Ho-young: "Lee Nak-yeon, Do Not Prejudge 'Unsubstantiated Allegations'... Should Accept Special Prosecutor"

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, is attending the National Assembly inspection countermeasure meeting held at the National Assembly on the 12th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy reporters Lee Ji-eun and Lim Chun-han] Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, demanded that the Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon accept a special prosecution regarding the Lime and Optimus cases, responding to Lee's statement that "various allegations with unclear substance are being raised," saying, "There is no need to give guidelines or add to it."

At the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 13th, Floor Leader Joo said, "It is the prosecution's role to clarify whether the substance is clear or unclear, and it is not for Leader Lee to make a premature judgment."

He added, "There are circumstances where ruling party figures are consecutively involved, and the objectivity of the prosecution's investigation is being questioned. In this situation, it does not seem appropriate for the ruling party leader to step in and give guidelines or add to it," and said, "As Leader Lee said to investigate strictly and thoroughly so that no suspicions remain, the prosecution cannot conduct a strict and thorough investigation if left to them now, so the Democratic Party should promptly accept the special prosecution."

Floor Leader Joo also criticized President Moon Jae-in for remaining silent regarding North Korea's military parade, saying, "The other day, North Korea held a large-scale midnight military parade, showcasing new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), demonstrating military power, and yet the president responsible for national security once again avoided mentioning it in his usual manner without any comment. President Moon previously said that North Korea making nuclear missiles was a red line, but that red line has already been crossed, yet there has been no word or action from him."

Regarding Democratic Party lawmaker Jeong Jeong-sun, who is accused of violating the Public Official Election Act, the Political Funds Act, and the Personal Information Protection Act, he criticized, "The Democratic Party has not processed the arrest consent bill for lawmaker Jeong, which was forwarded from the court," and said, "The Democratic Party says it is desirable for lawmaker Jeong to voluntarily appear, but they are not taking steps to convene a plenary session to process the arrest consent bill according to the National Assembly Act, and lawmaker Jeong is also not voluntarily appearing."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.