Joo Ho-young "Daejang-dong 5 Billion Club Special Prosecutor, Criminal Decides Who Investigates"

"Like Entrusting a Fish Shop to a Cat"
Democratic Party and Justice Party Push for Special Investigation into the 5 Billion Won Club

Joo Ho-young, the floor leader of the People Power Party, criticized the Democratic Party of Korea on the 7th for pushing the so-called '50 Billion Club Special Prosecutor' related to the Daejang-dong case, calling it "like entrusting a fish shop to a cat."

At the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Floor Leader Joo said, "The most central suspect in the Daejang-dong case, Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party, is under investigation, and the Democratic Party is drafting a special prosecutor law that allows them to recommend the special prosecutor," adding, "Ultimately, this is a bill where the culprit decides who will investigate himself."

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, is attending the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 7th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

The Democratic Party and the Justice Party are jointly pushing for the Daejang-dong 50 Billion Club special prosecutor and a special prosecutor related to Kim Geon-hee's stock manipulation.

Floor Leader Joo added, "They proposed an absurd bill that allows an investigation period of up to 270 days and dispatches 20 prosecutors, meaning that the special prosecutor they appoint will investigate the Daejang-dong case for nine months with dispatched prosecutors."

He continued, "It seems they intend to halt the Daejang-dong investigation and bring it into their own domain," and said, "Among those under investigation, the special prosecutor will conduct the investigation, and the Democratic Party will appoint the special prosecutor. I think this sends a signal to 'be patient and wait, don't speak out, and keep quiet.'"

While public opinion shows a high demand for the 50 Billion Club special prosecutor, he emphasized, "It is necessary to distinguish between the indicted former lawmaker Kwak Sang-do and other names that are circulating," adding, "The case against former lawmaker Kwak was investigated and indicted by the previous administration. According to criminal law principles, forced investigation cannot be conducted after indictment." He stressed, "For the other names circulating, the core of the investigation should be tracing the flow of funds?where the profits from the Daejang-dong case were gathered and distributed. Considering the national demand for resolving suspicions and the submission of the National Assembly special prosecutor law, thorough investigation is necessary."

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