與 "Lee Jae-myung, Main Perpetrator of Power-Driven Construction Corruption Deserves Life Imprisonment... Similar to the Cho Kuk Scandal"

Kim Ki-hyun "Lee's Melodrama in Front of the Prosecutor's Office Leaves People Stunned"
Yoon Jae-ok "Opposition Leadership Faces Calls for Total Resignation, Proposes One State Investigation and Four Special Prosecutors"

Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party, criticized Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, for appearing at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 17th over allegations of preferential treatment in the development of apartments in Baekhyeon-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam City, saying, "Any sensible citizen would be aghast at the melodramatic scene staged in front of the prosecutor's office."

At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Kim said, "It is puzzling what is so proud about a suspect of power-type construction corruption crimes appearing at the prosecutor's office for investigation, as this is neither the independence movement against Japan nor the democratization movement." The meeting, usually held in the morning, was held in the afternoon due to the funeral of the late Professor Yoon Ki-jung, father of President Yoon Suk-yeol.

Kim pointed out at the meeting, "A close aide who served as the head of the election campaign headquarters during Lee's Seongnam mayoral election has already been arrested on charges of committing crimes as a lobbyist, and during the process where a private contractor received astronomical preferential treatment worth hundreds of billions of won, the number of rental apartments was drastically reduced," adding, "The essence of this case is that the privileged class took excessive profits by depriving ordinary citizens of their homes."

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, who is suspected of receiving special favors in the Baekhyeon-dong development, is appearing at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 17th for investigation. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

He continued, "It is common sense that such things would have been impossible without the involvement of then-Mayor Lee Jae-myung," emphasizing, "If he was unaware of the corruption, he is an incompetent leader; if he knew, he is the worst power-type construction corruption ringleader since the founding of Korea and could be subject to life imprisonment." He added, "This is exactly like the Cho Kuk incident in 2019, which provoked public anger with its shamelessness and duplicity," and criticized, "After a figure with numerous corruption allegations became the leader of the main opposition party, the party has degenerated into a bulletproof party. Since the upper echelons are corrupt, the lower ranks have become muddy waters, with lawmakers covering up each other's misconduct, showing only symptoms of moral decay."

Yoon Jae-ok, floor leader of the People Power Party, also criticized, "The Democratic Party, cornered by the party leader's judicial risks and the Innovation Committee's breakdown, is trying to find a breakthrough through political offensives such as one special prosecutor and four parliamentary investigations," adding, "I am speechless at the Democratic Party's unrealistic declaration to fill the National Assembly with special prosecutors and parliamentary investigations, covering it with political strife."

Yoon said, "Like bundling unpopular snacks in a set at a mart, they are trying to attract public attention by combining recent political conflicts into one special prosecutor and four parliamentary investigations," and added, "At the Democratic Party's party meeting, demands were raised for a fact-finding investigation into the Innovation Committee appointments and for the total resignation of the leadership, including the party leader." He continued, "The Democratic Party leadership seems to think that by noisily conducting special prosecutors and parliamentary investigations at times like this, they will achieve a twofold effect: diverting the explosive internal dissatisfaction to the government and manufacturing bulletproof armor for the party leader," and warned, "The more they focus on such strategic bulletproof moves, the more the public's political disgust will deepen, and the Democratic Party will become increasingly distant from public sentiment."

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