Lee Jun-seok: "'Accusation Collusion' Allegation Has Not Been Officially Submitted to the Party... Yoon Himself Also Strongly Denies"

Prosecutors Must Conclude Internal Investigation on Alleged Report Solicitation Document Surrounding Yoon Seok-yeol

Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, appeared on KBS's "Sunday Diagnosis" on the 5th and stated that the party has never officially received the so-called "prosecution request" document related to former President Yoon Seok-yeol./Photo by KBS "Sunday Diagnosis" capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, stated regarding the so-called 'accusation solicitation' allegations surrounding former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, "(The accusation solicitation document) has not been officially received, nor has it been mentioned in meetings, which has been confirmed."

On the 5th, Lee appeared on KBS's 'Sunday Diagnosis' and said, "We need to check whether individual committee members have been contacted or if anything has been received, but since the Legal Committee is quite a large organization, it seems to take some time to verify."

Regarding the party's stance on the accusation solicitation allegations, Lee said, "If the document was genuinely created by a public institution like the prosecution, and was transferred through an intermediary to the party's official body, then what we can grasp at the party level is how it was handled after entering the party's official institution." He added, "I mentioned that this could be examined through a party audit, and while we will conduct verification within the party, there is a sentiment that not much will come out from this side."

In response to criticism that the party audit committee to investigate the accusation solicitation allegations has not been formed, Lee said, "Once the chairman is appointed, activities can commence immediately." He emphasized, "The problem is that the scope of the party audit is narrow. The party has not taken any actions such as filing accusations. Ultimately, this should be quickly concluded through internal inspection by the prosecution, which has been identified as the producer side."

Regarding former Prosecutor General Yoon, who has been named as a party to the accusation solicitation allegations, Lee said, "Candidate Yoon strongly denies his involvement." He added, "No evidence has emerged to specifically implicate Candidate Yoon. Unless the media that reported the matter can establish a connection through reports, it is not a position for Candidate Yoon to respond to."

Meanwhile, on the 2nd, the internet media Newsbus reported that it was confirmed that last year, while Yoon was serving as Prosecutor General, he solicited the Future United Party (now People Power Party) to accuse ruling party politicians and journalists ahead of the April 15 general election.

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