"Police Partially Prove Lee's Sexual Bribery" Statement... Shin In-kyu Says "Playing with Investigation Results"

Former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok is expressing his position as he attends the hearing on the suspension of the People Power Party's party constitution at the Seoul Southern District Court in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, on the 14th. Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Regarding Rep. Yoo Sang-beom of the People Power Party's remarks suggesting that the police appearance of former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok "somewhat proves the allegations of sexual bribery," Shin In-kyu, a former full-time deputy spokesperson of the People Power Party and part of the party's 'pro-Lee Jun-seok' faction, reacted angrily, saying, "Are you playing games with the investigation results?"

Shin, who leads the group 'Restoring the People Power Party,' mainly composed of young party members in their 20s and 30s, stated on his social network service (SNS) on the 20th, "Having taken control of the Ethics Committee and diligently carried out commissioned and directive disciplinary actions, it seems they are now admitting to having taken control of the investigative agencies themselves."

Earlier, Rep. Yoo resigned after text messages exchanged with Emergency Response Committee Chairman Jeong Jin-seok were made public, raising concerns about the fairness of the Ethics Committee. The messages between him and Chairman Jeong included content such as "If the sexual bribery charges are filed, we will submit them together for expulsion."

Shin said, "Not only did the Ethics Committee's vice chairman leak secrets about the disciplinary target, but he also preemptively sang the tune of expulsion, and now he is playing games with the investigation results again. I feel not just disappointment but shamelessness that a current lawmaker, formerly a prosecutor, does not even understand the presumption of innocence."

He added, "It is very important to be cautious about defining an individual as guilty based on investigation results. Rep. Yoo Sang-beom, an expert in commissioned and directive investigations, must take responsibility for today's remarks," and said, "Among the defendants prosecuted by Prosecutor Yoo Sang-beom, many must have suffered unfairly due to the application of the presumption of guilt principle."

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