Democratic Party Strongly Opposes Prosecutors' Repeated Raids... Lee Jae-myung Says "Politics Disappears, Only Domination Remains"

"Asked for an Apology Before President Yoon's Policy Speech, but It Was Dismissed in Less Than a Day"

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[Asia Economy reporters Naju-seok and Park Jun-i] The Democratic Party of Korea strongly opposed the prosecution's raid on the Democratic Research Institute on the morning of the 24th.

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party, said at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the same day, "It seems that just before the Supreme Council meeting, the prosecution pretended to be employees coming to work and forcibly entered the central party office again to conduct a raid. It appears that they are executing it in front of the floor where the Democratic Research Institute is located."

Lee said, "Tomorrow is the president's policy speech, so it is hard to understand the logic of forcibly carrying out another raid today. I think politics has disappeared and only domination remains. Morality has vanished and only violence remains."

Park Hong-geun, floor leader of the Democratic Party, also pointed out, "The person who stirred up the whole country with the remarks about 'that XX' and 'pro-North Korea Juche faction' is the president himself," and said, "He refuses to apologize to the people and the National Assembly." Park added, "Despite saying that the raid on the party office was an act of obstructing the national audit, they raided it suddenly today. Yesterday, I demanded that (President Yoon) apologize for his harsh remarks and the raid, but not even a day passed before he blatantly dismissed it."

He said, "Although we said we would cooperate by voluntarily submitting the materials necessary for the investigation, the prosecution ultimately refused," and "We strongly condemn this unrepentant provocation that causes extreme disruption ahead of tomorrow's policy speech." Park said, "Cooperation is possible only when there is a sincere apology from the president and minimal efforts for cooperation between the ruling and opposition parties," and added, "The National Assembly's fundamental duty is not to attend to the president's speech but to address incompetence, irresponsibility, delays in state administration, and the people's livelihood."

Im Seon-suk, a Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party, said, "Kim Yong, deputy director of the Democratic Research Institute, who is the target of the raid, was appointed on the 10th of this month and has been there for only three days," and added, "The prosecution also knows well that there is no computer in the office." She continued, "They say to submit materials to the investigative agency, but why would they forcibly enter your room with a search warrant and search everything? The main opposition party is suffering this. This is a clear political repression under the guise of the law."

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