Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending an emergency party meeting held at the National Assembly on the 5th, reviewing materials. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending an emergency party meeting held at the National Assembly on the 5th, reviewing materials. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

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Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending an emergency party meeting held at the National Assembly on the 5th and is talking with Supreme Council member Jeong Cheong-rae during the meeting. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending an emergency party meeting held at the National Assembly on the 5th and is talking with Supreme Council member Jeong Cheong-rae during the meeting. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

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Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending an emergency party members' meeting held at the National Assembly on the 5th and is talking with Go Min-jeong, a Supreme Council member, during the meeting. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending an emergency party members' meeting held at the National Assembly on the 5th and is talking with Go Min-jeong, a Supreme Council member, during the meeting. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

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On the 5th, at the emergency meeting of Democratic Party of Korea lawmakers held at the National Assembly, Representative Lee Jae-myung and lawmakers held picketing condemning the prosecution's summons of Representative Lee. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

On the 5th, at the emergency meeting of Democratic Party of Korea lawmakers held at the National Assembly, Representative Lee Jae-myung and lawmakers held picketing condemning the prosecution's summons of Representative Lee. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Dong-joo] On the 5th, Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and other lawmakers held an emergency party meeting at the National Assembly. At the meeting, the Democratic Party agreed that it is preferable to replace the summons with a written investigation regarding Lee's summons by the prosecution, and decided not to comply with the summons investigation.



Regarding issues such as First Lady Kim Keon-hee's stock manipulation and false career claims, they decided to push for a special prosecutor law.


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