Kim Ki-hyun "Regarding Lee Jae-myung, who was almost always the plaintiff or defendant during the presidential election... Democratic Party's sophistry"

"Requesting withdrawal of unrelated third-party lawsuits during the original composition negotiation is nonsense"

Kim Ki-hyun, a member of the People Power Party (right), is greeting Kwon Seong-dong, the floor leader, at the 'Innovation 24 New Future' forum held at the National Assembly on the 22nd. 'Innovation 24 New Future' is a study group formed by members of the People Power Party led by Kim Ki-hyun. On this day, they invited former Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik to give a lecture on the theme of 'Challenges of the Era, Social Integration, and Political Advancement.' Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] On the 23rd, Kim Ki-hyun, a member of the People Power Party, commented on the verbal exchange between the floor leaders of the two parties the previous day, saying, "Almost all the lawsuits and complaints filed during the presidential election were related to candidate Lee Jae-myung," and questioned, "Wasn't the presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, not someone else?"

In an interview with MBC Radio that day, Rep. Kim said, "It is true that we received a request to withdraw lawsuits and complaints from the Democratic Party, and it is a fact that such a topic was brought up during the floor negotiation talks," explaining his statement.

Rep. Kim explained that even if the Democratic Party did not mention Lee Jae-myung's name explicitly, the lawsuits and complaints filed during the presidential election period are closely related to the candidate at that time. He said, "The lawsuits and complaints filed by both sides were especially related to the candidate; how many lawsuits unrelated to the candidate would there be? How could that be a major agenda for withdrawal? Asking to withdraw lawsuits unrelated to the negotiation of floor composition is nonsense," he added.

Earlier, the People Power Party withdrew some of the more than 80 lawsuits and complaints filed during the presidential election, but decided to keep those related to the 'Daejang-dong development preferential treatment case' and allegations of misuse of corporate cards by Lee's wife, Kim Hye-kyung.

Rep. Kim criticized, "Then, when asking to withdraw lawsuits related to the presidential election, did they say to exclude candidate Lee Jae-myung? This is a ridiculous excuse. Does it mean they asked to withdraw all lawsuits except those against candidate Lee? It's an absurd excuse," he said.

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