Usangbeom "Apgujeong Regime? 'Sadon Nam-mal' Party Not in Position to Speak"

"Sadonnammal (Judicial Risk, Money Envelope, Namguk Coin, Privilege Renunciation in Words Only) Party"

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, called the Yoon Seok-yeol administration the "Apgujeong (Search and Seizure, Indictment, Political Strife) administration" during his floor speech as the leader of a negotiating group in the National Assembly. In response, Yoo Sang-beom, senior spokesperson of the People Power Party, fired back by calling it the "Sadonnammal (Judicial Risk, Money Envelope, Namguk Coin, Empty Promise of Privilege Renunciation) party."

On the 20th, Yoo said on MBC's "Kim Jong-bae's Focus" that "the Sadonnammal party is not in a position to say anything like that."

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In his floor speech the day before, Lee criticized the Yoon Seok-yeol administration as the "Apgujeong administration" and declared that he would "give up the privilege of immunity from arrest." Yoo commented, "He spent nearly 30 minutes criticizing the Yoon Seok-yeol government, but I think many people might think, 'Does Lee have the right to say such things?'"

Regarding the declaration to give up the privilege of immunity from arrest, Yoo criticized, "During the presidential and local elections, he clearly pledged to give up the privilege of immunity from arrest, but when it came to the most important issues concerning himself, he used the privilege of immunity from arrest in every case. Yet, he immediately agreed to it for our People Power Party lawmaker Ha Young-je."

He added, "Because his words and actions are always different, and because he repeatedly plays word games and changes his statements?like when he said he respected someone countless times but then asked if they thought he actually respected them?Lee's declaration to give up the privilege of immunity from arrest basically lacks any resonance."

When asked by the host about the possibility of the prosecution requesting additional warrants, Yoo said, "The prosecution is under great pressure regarding the dismissal of the arrest warrant. They are expected to approach this very cautiously. I think Lee suddenly brought this up because, in his judgment, even if an arrest warrant is requested, there is a possibility it will be dismissed, so this might be a move he made with that in mind."

Yoo also said, "Within the party, there is currently a strong demand for Lee's resignation. In that context, I think he brought this up not to suppress but to soothe various internal opposition and as a means of defense against the ruling party's continuous attacks related to judicial risks."

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