Lee Jun-seok "Daejang-dong, Lee Jae-myung Should Face Special Investigation" vs Song Young-gil "Gwak Sang-do Must Be Arrested"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] On the 3rd, Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, emphasized the need for a special prosecutor regarding the preferential treatment allegations in the Daejang-dong development. In response, Song Young-gil, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, countered sharply, saying, "The person who took the money is the bad one," and added, "Isn't it the lawmaker Kwak Sang-do, who received 5 billion won, who should be arrested?"

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On that day, the two party leaders appeared on SBS's 'Joo Young-jin's News Briefing' and confronted each other directly over the preferential treatment allegations in the Daejang-dong development. While Lee advocated for the introduction of a special prosecutor for Daejang-dong, Song counterattacked by revisiting the case of the Busan Savings Bank corruption scandal, in which former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, while working at the Central Investigation Department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, failed to properly investigate the initial funding of the Daejang-dong project.

Lee said, "There are reports that candidate Lee Jae-myung personally approved and agreed to planning, usage changes, and changes in the ratio of rental apartments in Seongnam City," adding, "It is difficult to excuse not knowing this, so at the very least, incompetence has been revealed." He continued, "Going forward, the investigation must be strongly advanced to identify who among the parties involved had malicious or bad intentions in creating this situation." Regarding the necessity of a special prosecutor for Daejang-dong, Lee emphasized, "I think it is necessary," and "As can be seen in public opinion polls, the public also largely wants this."

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In response, Song rebutted, "The problem is that the person who took the money is the bad one." Song raised his voice, saying, "Although he has now left the party, lawmaker Kwak Sang-do was judged to have committed bribery by receiving 5 billion won through his son. Why hasn't he been arrested?" He also questioned, "Isn't Hana Bank, which formed the consortium and received only 3.2 billion won in dividends, guilty of breach of trust?" and asked, "Why are you playing games with people's words instead of following the flow of this money?"

Song pointed out, "The most important thing is that the Daejang-dong incident originated from the inadequate investigation of the Busan Savings Bank," turning the arrow toward former Prosecutor General Yoon. He said, "At that time, the prosecutor in charge was Yoon Seok-yeol, head of the Central Investigation Department's second division," and emphasized that if a special prosecutor is appointed, the investigation should also cover Yoon's inadequate investigation and the breach of trust by the Hana consortium.

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