野 'Waiver of Immunity' Failure... Lee Sang-min "That's Why We're Called a Shield Party or Private Party"

"Precious Obsession with Immunity from Arrest"
"No Mention of Division in Interview Content"

Lee Sang-min, a Democratic Party lawmaker, criticized the party's failure to endorse the first innovation proposal of the Democratic Party Innovation Committee, 'Waiving Immunity from Arrest,' at the previous day’s party meeting, saying, "They should have shown the determination to do even more, so this is a very regrettable and unfortunate matter."

On the 14th, on SBS's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show,' Lee said, "Politically pledging to waive immunity from arrest is not such a big deal, so why cling to it so dearly?"

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Kim Eun-kyung’s Innovation Committee proposed waiving immunity from arrest as its first innovation agenda and requested endorsement, but the party meeting the day before failed to approve it as the party’s official stance. The reason was that immunity from arrest should not be waived while the prosecution’s scrutiny is targeting the Democratic Party. Lee said, "I don’t think that is a valid reason," adding, "Isn’t it just rhetoric that keeps going on, saying things like ‘because of the prosecution’?"

He continued, "That’s why they are called a shield party or a private party for someone," and said, "There is no time now to argue about this or that. If you think that even stepping half a step forward means falling off a cliff thousands of feet down, you have to see it with the desperate mindset of grabbing even a blade of grass."

He said, "It’s something that could be done with just a political declaration," adding, "The Innovation Committee made it the first agenda item, and if even the floor leader earnestly requested it, it should have been accepted."

He recently received a warning from the party leadership over his remark about a 'pleasant breakup.' Lee said, "It’s so absurd," and added, "They told me to ‘study like crazy,’ and if I ask why they told me to study like crazy, what can I say? I think the essence is that the message wasn’t properly conveyed between us."

Lee said, "There was no talk of splitting the party in my interview. It means the party must take on innovation with the determination to have a pleasant breakup," and said, "In other words, facing the cliff below, if this doesn’t work, it means a pleasant breakup, or else it could mean an end. We must approach this with such a desperate mindset."

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