Ha Tae-kyung: "They must answer whether the president really led the ousting of Lee Jun-seok"

"President Yoon's Continued Silence Means Admitting He Led the Ousting of Lee Jun-seok"

Ha Tae-kyung, member of the People Power Party./Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Joo-hee] Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party, said regarding former leader Lee Jun-seok's claim that President Yoon Seok-yeol led internal conflicts such as his disciplinary action and the party's transition to an emergency response committee system, "The president must give a clear answer on whether he really led it."

In an interview on the 25th with CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show,' Rep. Ha stated, "Former leader Lee is essentially informing the public that the president led his ousting, so if the president continues to remain unresponsive and silent, it effectively becomes an admission," asserting this point.

He continued, "Otherwise, it would only be a problem with Lee's expression, but regarding the actual content, it can only be seen as an admission." Earlier, former leader Lee strongly criticized President Yoon in a petition submitted to the court concerning the injunction to suspend the emergency response committee's effectiveness, referring to the president as an 'absolute being' and 'new military regime.'

However, Rep. Ha said, "I believe the president did not practically lead the situation of ousting former leader Lee. The mainstream faction within the party likely led it," adding, "From that perspective, the political compromise between the president and former leader Lee is not completely dead."

He pointed out, "If the president had actually led it, it would have been like crossing the Rubicon, but the reason I don't think he led it is because the ousting of former leader Lee was too sloppy," and criticized, "Even if delayed, the investigation and indictment process for Lee will end within this year, yet the disciplinary decision by the party ethics committee was made based on mere suspicion, and suddenly the phase shifted to ousting Lee because of the president's 'internal criticism of the party leader' text message?this was a sloppy operation."

Rep. Ha predicted that the injunction requested by former leader Lee has a high chance of being accepted. He criticized, "The party mainstream completely misjudged the injunction. They were 100% confident they would win and that Lee's request would be dismissed, so the conclusion should have been reached last week, but not only was there no conclusion, this week has also passed."

Regarding former leader Lee's claim that he received an offer from a close aide of President Yoon to cover up an investigation related to sexual bribery allegations, Rep. Ha dismissed it as impossible, saying, "These days, even the president cannot call the police. No one can directly exert pressure on the police."

He added, "If there is someone who can influence the police to either avoid prosecution despite a guilty verdict or fabricate charges despite a not guilty verdict, such a fraudster must be caught," and said, "Since former leader Lee himself revealed this, he should disclose who made the offer."

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