Democratic Party: "Yoon Seok-yeol, Come to the Legislation and Judiciary Committee" vs People Power Party: "Moon Jae-in's Political Conspiracy"

Lee Jun-seok says, "Party audit underway to ascertain facts... difficult to make definitive statements"

Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential primary candidate, is entering the conference room at the Christian Hall in Jongno-gu, Seoul, to hold a meeting with the representative union organizations of the Korean church and lay organizations. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporters Park Cheol-eung and Lee Hyun-joo] The Democratic Party of Korea is pushing for a meeting of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee (Law Committee) to investigate allegations that the Supreme Prosecutors' Office under former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol filed complaints against ruling party figures. They are demanding that former Prosecutor General Yoon, as a key figure, appear directly before the Law Committee. The People Power Party (PPP) saw a split in sentiment as Representative Lee Jun-seok announced plans to conduct a party audit, but Law Committee members strongly opposed it, calling it a "political conspiracy."

Democratic Party members of the Law Committee held a press conference on the 3rd, stating, "We will follow the necessary procedures to convene the Law Committee. We will summon all parties involved in the allegations, including former Prosecutor General Yoon, and clarify the facts through urgent inquiries."

They added, "At that time, the Prosecutor General was the People Power Party candidate Yoon Seok-yeol. We clearly warn that this cannot be overlooked with lies and silence. He must appear before the Law Committee to testify and provide explanations."

Since former Prosecutor General Yoon is no longer in office, his attendance at the Law Committee is uncertain. However, Son Jun-sung, former Policy Officer of Investigation Information at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, who was reported to have delivered the complaint at the time, is currently serving as the Human Rights Protection Officer at the Daegu High Prosecutors' Office and is expected to be summoned.

Democratic Party Law Committee members also urged the Ministry of Justice to "initiate a joint inspection with the prosecution and report the results to the public and the National Assembly," emphasizing, "The Law Committee will mobilize all necessary authority and means to uncover the truth."

On the same day, People Power Party Representative Lee Jun-seok said at the Kwanhun Forum, "Representative Kim Woong has given uncertain answers about whether he received the document, so we will investigate this through a party audit." He added, "If it is confirmed that our party's candidate was involved, we agree it is a serious issue, but based on the facts revealed so far, it is difficult to make a definitive judgment."

On the other hand, People Power Party Law Committee members strongly opposed the move, labeling it a "disgusting political conspiracy by the Moon Jae-in administration." In a statement released that day, they called it "absurd fake news," stating, "Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol has never ordered or been informed of any complaints against anyone, and the Future United Party's legal support team at the time also stated they were not informed, and in fact, no complaints were filed."

They continued, "We urge Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo and Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye to clearly disclose whether they were aware of and shared information about the ruling party politicians' and pro-government media's political conspiracy in advance," expressing strong concerns that "this ruling party's political conspiracy might be a political drama forcibly linking a leading opposition candidate to related cases in order to grant immunity to those who have been reported and indicted."

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