Rejection of Arrest Consent... Park Su-Young: "Turning the National Assembly into a Bulletproof Shelter"

On the 12th, the arrest warrants for Assemblymen Yoon Kwan-seok and Lee Sung-man, who left the Democratic Party of Korea amid allegations of money envelope scandals during the 2021 Democratic Party convention, were put to a vote in the National Assembly and rejected. In response, Park Soo-young, director of the Yeouido Institute, criticized, saying, "Lee Jae-myung's Democratic Party has turned the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea into a bulletproof shelter for criminal suspects."

On the same day, Park stated on his social media (SNS), "If they even refuse to undergo a substantive hearing for the arrest warrant at the judiciary, it raises doubts not only about their qualifications as members of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea but also about their qualifications as citizens of the Republic of Korea."

Park Soo-young, member of the United Future Party./Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

That day, the National Assembly voted on the arrest warrants for Assemblymen Yoon and Lee in the plenary session. The arrest warrant for Assemblyman Yoon was rejected with 139 votes in favor and 145 against, and the arrest warrant for Assemblyman Lee was also rejected with 133 votes in favor and 155 against.

Director Park said, "Even though the entire nation has heard the voice of the person who handed out the money envelopes, how can they be so shameless?" adding, "There is only one reason: the intention to reject the next arrest warrant for Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung again, nothing more, nothing less."

He raised his voice, saying, "The people all know. They know the misdeeds of Leader Lee, who turned the National Assembly into a refuge for criminals," and "The judiciary will judge by law, and the people will judge by voting."

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