Justice Party: "Ruling Party and Lee Jae-myung Must Make a Decision to Fully Accept the Daejang-dong Special Prosecutor"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] The Justice Party called on the Democratic Party and presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung on the 16th, stating, "Since the People Power Party has also declared as a party stance that they will accept a special prosecutor investigation, we urge the Democratic Party and candidate Lee Jae-myung to promptly make a decision to fully accept the special prosecutor investigation."

On the same day, Lee Dong-young, chief spokesperson of the Justice Party, said in a briefing at the National Assembly Communication Office, "The majority of citizens are not waiting for the prosecution investigation results but are clearly waiting for candidate Lee Jae-myung's decision to accept the special prosecutor investigation."

Lee Dong-young pointed out, "Yesterday, candidate Lee said, 'Whether it is Lee Jae-myung, Yoon Seok-youl, Hana Bank, or any public official from the People Power Party, everyone should be investigated strictly and as they are,' but also said, 'We will first give the prosecution a chance and wait for a thorough investigation, but we cannot wait forever.'

He criticized, "He himself said it is hard to shake off the thought that the prosecution investigation is very insufficient, yet suggesting to wait a little longer for the prosecution investigation is inconsistent and can only be seen as trying to buy time by attaching conditions to the special prosecutor investigation."

He added, "The Justice Party and presidential candidate Sim Sang-jung have already stated that the special prosecutor investigation must clarify the facts before the presidential election regarding candidate Lee Jae-myung's 'embezzlement suspicion,' candidate Yoon Seok-youl's alleged 'lenient investigation' of the Busan Savings Bank loan corruption case, and the 5 billion won club bribery suspicions involving political and legal cartels," emphasizing, "We urge the two major parties to promptly decide and agree on the 'Daejang-dong special prosecutor investigation.'"

He criticized, "If the presidential election is held without both candidates Lee Jae-myung and Yoon Seok-youl passing the judicial verification, it will seriously undermine citizens' right to choose and will not be able to take responsibility for citizens' lives, as it will devolve into a regressive political conflict over who is worse."

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