People Party: “Jeong Jeong-sun, First Arrest in 21st National Assembly... Democratic Party's Disgrace”

"The nature of the crime, including accounting fraud, is quite serious"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 3rd, the People’s Party stated, “A detention warrant has been issued for Jeong Jeong-sun, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, who was subject to a parliamentary arrest consent motion passed in April’s general election on charges of accounting fraud.” They added, “This is the first case of an incumbent lawmaker being detained in the 21st National Assembly, and it will remain a deeply shameful dishonor for the ruling party that produced the said lawmaker.”

On the same day, Ahn Hye-jin, spokesperson for the People’s Party, said in a commentary, “In particular, accounting fraud and illegal political fund receipt by politicians severely undermine the credibility of the political sphere and cause the public to develop aversion toward politics, making it a very serious and grave matter.”

Spokesperson Ahn also stated, “Recently, public trust in the prosecution and judiciary has plummeted,” and added, “Since the prosecution has judged that a significant part of the criminal facts has been clarified, I believe the judiciary will fairly determine whether to punish Representative Jeong.”

Ahn concluded, “I hope this opportunity will demonstrate that the law applies equally to all, restore the public’s trust in a society governed by law, and serve as a turning point to establish the foundation of a rule-of-law state.”

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