Democrats on Kim Geon-hee's No-Charge Conclusion: "Things Are Going as Kim Geon-hee Said"

"Prosecutors' Investigation Power Amazes with 'Interest Law' Probe Without a Single Summons"

Kim Geon-hee, spouse of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, is entering the early voting station set up at Seocho 1-dong Community Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the first day of early voting for the 20th presidential election on the 4th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jeong-wan] The Democratic Party criticized media reports that the prosecution had concluded no charges regarding allegations of stock price manipulation involving Kim Gun-hee, spouse of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, saying, "It shows why prosecution reform is necessary."

Lee Su-jin, the Democratic Party's floor spokesperson, said at a National Assembly briefing on the 27th, "As Kim Gun-hee herself said, the prosecution is 'doing as it pleases,'" and asserted, "The numerous accounts of Kim Gun-hee and indications of collusive trading mentioned in the indictments of the co-conspirators in the stock price manipulation case point to Kim Gun-hee not as a mere accomplice but as a key conspirator."

Lee added, "The prosecution's investigative ability is astonishing, conducting investigations based on 'mind reading' without a single summons or interrogation," sarcastically questioning, "Is this the 'investigative capability of the Republic of Korea's prosecution' that they boast about and are determined to uphold?"

He continued, "The reality that only the prosecution fails to see the truth that all citizens are witnessing clearly demonstrates why prosecution reform is necessary," and said, "It seems the prosecution has belatedly decided to summon Kim Gun-hee for questioning. However, this is nothing more than a 'staged summoning show' to fit a predetermined conclusion."

Furthermore, he criticized, "Lastly, one more thing. Kookmin University has once again postponed its conclusion on Kim Gun-hee's thesis plagiarism. It is regrettable for an institution named 'Kookmin' (meaning 'the people') and a symbol of intellectualism as a 'university."

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