People Power Party: "'2-Year Prison Sentence' Kim Kyung-soo Should Resign as Governor if He Has a Conscience"

"Democratic Party Must Publicly Apologize to the People"

[Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] The People Power Party stated on the 6th that the appellate court's sentencing of Kim Kyung-soo, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, to two years in prison for his involvement in illegal public opinion manipulation using comments is "a natural outcome," but also expressed that "it is hard to accept the not guilty verdict on the Public Official Election Act charges, for which he was originally sentenced to 10 months in prison with a two-year probation in the first trial."

In a statement on the same day, Bae Jun-young, spokesperson for the People Power Party, said, "We hope the court, which has delayed the case for over one year and ten months while watching the regime's stance, did not apply a double standard of 'pro-Moon Jae-in innocence and anti-Moon guilt' or 'ruling party innocence and opposition party guilt.'" He added, "The regime has already taken control of the prosecution by putting Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae at the forefront and obstructed investigations into the living power."

Spokesperson Bae also expressed, "We hope the Supreme Court will show its determination to uphold the rule of law with a ruling that aligns more with common sense and justice."

Bae further stated, "Although Kim avoided immediate imprisonment today, all his illegal acts have been acknowledged. If he has even the slightest conscience, he should now apologize to the people and resign from his position as governor. The Democratic Party of Korea should publicly apologize to the people as a responsible ruling party."

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