Jung Jin-sang Arrested and Indicted… Ruling Party: "Justice Prevails" VS Opposition: "An Attempt to Topple Lee Jae-myung"

Prosecution Indicts Jeong Jin-sang on Bribery Charges and Detains Him on the 9th

Jung Jin-sang, Chief of Political Coordination Office, Office of the Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Boryeong] The prosecution sent Jeong Jin-sang, the chief political coordinator of the office of Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, to trial on charges including bribery, sparking sharp exchanges between the ruling and opposition parties. The People Power Party strengthened its offensive against Lee, calling it "justice served," while the Democratic Party protested, calling it a "hearsay indictment."

Kim Mi-ae, the floor spokesperson for the People Power Party, said in a statement on the 9th, "Jeong Jin-sang, the acknowledged closest aide to Leader Lee Jae-myung, and Kim Yong, former deputy director of the Democratic Research Institute, have both been indicted and detained," adding, "The Democratic Party of Korea should now protect itself from the threat of the Daejang-dong corruption community, not shield Lee Jae-myung."

Kim emphasized that the Democratic Party first raised the Daejang-dong allegations during the last presidential primary and said, "It is said that the money from Daejang-dong flowed as illegal election funds and bribes to Lee’s closest aides," adding, "The Democratic Party should not be shouting the nonsensical slogans of political retaliation and opposition suppression to shield Lee Jae-myung."

The Democratic Party condemned the prosecution for indicting based solely on testimony in a retaliatory investigation against Leader Lee. Park Seong-jun, spokesperson for the Democratic Party, said in a written briefing that day, "Ultimately, the final target of Jeong’s indictment is Leader Lee. The Yoon Seok-yeol prosecution has revealed its dark intention to bring down Leader Lee, who leads the main opposition party," criticizing, "Should we endure such humiliation and political persecution just because we lost the election or stand on the opposite side of President Yoon Seok-yeol?"

Spokesperson Park called it an unprecedented and bizarre indictment based on "hearsay" alone, saying, "If the prosecution has concrete evidence rather than uncertain testimony of 'hearsay,' we urge them to present it." He added, "The Democratic Party will resolutely stand against the prosecution’s fabricated opposition suppression investigation and protect the truth."

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