Lee Jun-seok "From now on, I will turn on the recorder when talking with Yongsan people"

Facebook Post "Why Investigate When Aides Are Not Responsible"

Former People Power Party (PPP) leader Lee Jun-seok criticized the PPP Ethics Committee's initiation of disciplinary procedures against Supreme Council member Tae Young-ho, including the controversy over his recorded conversations, saying, "What can the Ethics Committee do by convening alone when it is unclear who should be held responsible?"

On the 3rd, Lee wrote on his Facebook, "In any case, it is unclear what the aides should be held accountable for, so why are they being singled out?"

Lee argued, "If the pressure from Presidential Secretary for Political Affairs Lee Jin-bok regarding candidate nominations is true, the person responsible should be Secretary Lee or whoever instructed him, and the people not responsible are Supreme Council member Tae and his aides. Conversely, if Supreme Council member Tae fabricated the story, then he should be held accountable, and Secretary Lee and Tae's aides are not responsible."

Former Lee Jun-seok, People Power Party leader. [Image source=Yonhap News]

He continued, "If the Ethics Committee accepts the claim that Supreme Council member Tae exaggerated the situation and disciplines him in a context where there is a clear power hierarchy and the side perceived as stronger has recently been flaunting muscle and exerting power repeatedly, can't they foresee that Tae will react even more strongly to defend his honor?"

Lee sarcastically remarked, "If this is a situation where power is used to suppress, then from now on, lawmakers will turn on their voice recorders when meeting with the secretary or talking with people from Yongsan. Otherwise, they will be suppressed by power without any chance to explain." He added, "If you think about it carefully, this is a world many have already experienced."

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