Jung Jin-seok "Democratic Party Boycott Is Threat to People... Judicial Authorities Must Punish Candlelight Rally Incitement"

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Jin Jeong-seok, Emergency Response Committee member of the People Power Party, is attending the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 24th and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporters Hyunju Lee, Hyunji Kwon] Jeong Jin-seok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, criticized the Democratic Party of Korea for planning to 'boycott' President Yoon Suk-yeol's policy speech on the 24th.

President Yoon is scheduled to deliver his first policy speech since the inauguration of this administration on the 25th to explain next year's budget proposal, but the Democratic Party has stated that they will not accept it unless a 'special prosecution on Daejang-dong' and a public apology from the president are accepted.

At the Emergency Response Committee meeting held that day, Chairman Jeong said, "The Democratic Party's threat to boycott the president's policy speech is a form of intimidation against the people," adding, "Listening to the president's policy speech in the National Assembly is the duty of the representative institution, not an option."

He said, "If the prosecution's investigation was wrong, it will be corrected by the judiciary in court. Why do you not trust the judiciary led by Chief Justice Kim Myung-soo?" and urged, "Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party, to sincerely cooperate with the prosecution's investigation."

Chairman Jeong also stated, "An organization called the Candlelight Middle and High School Student Citizens' Coalition distributed promotional posters urging middle and high school students to attend candlelight rallies, promising to recognize participation as volunteer hours," adding, "According to the media, the executive representative of the group that urged participation is not a middle or high school student but a person in their 20s named Choi, who is a former member of the Unified Progressive Party. The Unified Progressive Party, which was forcibly disbanded by the Constitutional Court's decision in 2014, is using the candlelight rallies as a pretext to incite middle and high school students to engage in sedition. We urge the law enforcement authorities to strictly enforce the law."

He continued, "While freedom of assembly is necessary, it is unacceptable for forces undermining the constitutional order to conduct impeachment propaganda," warning, "Attempts to overturn the system through unconstitutional impeachment agitation must be stopped immediately."

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