Gominjeong: "Handonghun's Remarks Cross the Line... 170 Democratic Party Members Treated as Potential Criminals"

Regarding the rejection of the arrest consent motion for Assemblymen Yoon Kwan-seok and Lee Sung-man, who left the Democratic Party of Korea amid the 2021 Democratic Party convention money envelope scandal, Democratic Party lawmaker Ko Min-jung claimed that Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon's explanation on the arrest consent influenced the outcome.

On the 12th, Ko said on CBS's 'Park Jae-hong's One-on-One Match,' "I believe the minister crossed the line of what a minister can say. It was a highly emotional statement."

Ko Min-jung, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the 1st plenary meeting of the Planning and Finance Committee held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 14th, providing a proposal explanation. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

Minister Han, during his explanation on the previous day, mentioned, "20 people who received money envelopes will participate in the vote," which provoked outrage among Democratic Party lawmakers. Ko said, "On what basis does he say that? Which people are included in those 20?" and raised her voice, "There are currently nearly 170 Democratic Party lawmakers, so this implies treating all of them as potential criminals."

She added, "Despite Minister Han's careless remarks repeatedly making headlines and receiving much criticism, there seems to be no room for improvement, so we expect such emotional statements to continue. We believe this is becoming a burden for President Yoon Seok-yeol, but since the president holds him in high regard, they are being dragged down together."

When former People Power Party emergency committee member Kim Jong-hyuk asked, "Even if I were a prosecutor, hearing the words and expressions in the recorded transcripts, I would have no choice but to submit an arrest consent motion. Is this excessive in some way?" Ko responded, "The reason for requesting an arrest consent motion is when there is a clear reason for detention. However, in the case of Assemblyman Lee Sung-man, the prosecution has been investigating continuously, and since the contents could be passed on to others if released, from Lee's perspective, he should not have been subjected to the prosecution's investigation."

When former committee member Kim said, "The biggest reason for detention is denial," Ko retorted, "Currently, there are people like Mrs. Kim Geon-hee who deny the charges. Isn't she not even under investigation?"

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