The People Power Party criticized the Democratic Party of Korea's demand that the prosecution should request an arrest warrant for Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party, during the parliamentary recess, saying, "Is it reasonable to claim the privilege of having a warrant hearing at one's own discretion, like shopping for goods at a department store?"


Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 17th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 17th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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On the 19th, Representative Kim Ki-hyun stated on Facebook, "This once again proves how deeply the Democratic Party and its leader are soaked in a sense of privilege." He added, "Regarding the warrant hearing for former President Park Geun-hye, then Seongnam Mayor Lee Jae-myung said, 'The people's dream is to create a country where everyone is equal before the law and where cause and effect are common sense.' Wouldn't receiving the same treatment himself be consistent with the principle of equality?"


Furthermore, he pointed out, "Wouldn't it be ridiculous if a student demanded the privilege to choose the date of the college entrance exam at their own will?" "If one is confident that they have committed no crime, then no matter when the prosecution requests a warrant, justice will prevail eventually, so what is there to worry about?" "They should be judged by the law according to the necessity of their criminal acts and judicial processing, just like ordinary citizens." He also added, "The majority of sensible citizens already know that Leader Lee is building a pretext to create a bulletproof parliament by refusing to give up immunity from arrest," and "I hope the Democratic Party stops further insulting the spirit of Kim Dae-jung."


Jang Dong-hyuk, the floor spokesman, also commented, "I hope they discard all futile bulletproof plans and face the warrant hearing confidently." "They said they would voluntarily appear for the warrant hearing but are secretly preparing a 'bulletproof plan,'" he claimed, "The Democratic Party's bulletproof plan is an unreasonable insistence on deciding the timing of the warrant request at their own will." He also said, "The livelihood that Leader Lee always talks about was ultimately bulletproof." "The more meticulously the Democratic Party and its leader plan their bulletproof strategy, the greater Lee's guilt becomes, and the further the Democratic Party drifts from public sentiment.".


Earlier, the prosecution summoned Leader Lee, who was identified as the pinnacle of the 'Baekhyeon-dong development favoritism' suspicion, and investigated him for over 13 hours. During his appearance, Lee said, "Give up the trick of requesting a warrant during the session to provoke division and conflict, and boldly request it during the recess." He added, "If they request an arrest warrant based on an absurd fabricated investigation, I will voluntarily appear for the hearing."



Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, who is under suspicion of preferential treatment in the Baekhyeon-dong development, is attending an investigation at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 17th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, who is under suspicion of preferential treatment in the Baekhyeon-dong development, is attending an investigation at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 17th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

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