The Democratic Party Files Complaint Against Lee Hae-chan Over 'Kim Yeo-sa Family Highway Allegations'

The People Power Party on the 6th filed a complaint with the police against former Democratic Party leader Lee Hae-chan, who claimed that President Yoon Seok-yeol changed the Seoul-Yangpyeong highway route to give special favors to his wife Kim Gun-hee's family.

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Won Young-seop, head of the People Power Party's Media Legal Team, visited the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul in the morning to submit a complaint accusing former leader Lee and others of defamation through spreading false information (violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection). The operator of the YouTube channel "Lee Jae-myung Does It," which produced and posted content based on Lee's remarks, was also reported.

Won said, "Former leader Lee's remarks go beyond mere defamation and spreading false information about President Yoon; they constitute spreading false information and defamation regarding the entire state affairs. Local residents and frontline public officials in the related areas are also actual victims," adding, "Former leader Lee must certainly take responsibility."

When asked whether they plan to file complaints against current Democratic Party lawmakers who raised similar suspicions and some of whom even visited the Yangpyeong site, Won responded, "We will review the content and file additional complaints if necessary."

Former leader Lee made remarks at a party member event held in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, on the 16th of last month, stating that "President Yoon changed the Seoul-Yangpyeong highway route to a place where his wife's family had engaged in land speculation, allowing them to gain unfair profits," and the People Power Party pointed out that this statement was broadcast on multiple YouTube channels afterward.

Senior spokesperson Kang Min-guk, during a National Assembly briefing, highlighted the Democratic Party's responsibility in relation to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's announcement on the same day to completely scrap the 'Seoul-Yangpyeong highway' project, which the Democratic Party had repeatedly raised special favor suspicions about, demanding, "A nuisance party that only harms the people through political strife should put a 'signboard' on their false allegations."

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