Opposition "Lee Jae-myung to Appear Before Prosecution During Week Without September Plenary Session"

"Yoon Seok-yeol Regime's Oppression, We Will Break Through Head-On"

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated that if the prosecution requests his appearance regarding the allegations of remittances to North Korea by Ssangbangwool Group during the regular National Assembly session in September, he will attend during a week when the plenary session is not held.

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Park Sung-jun, spokesperson for the Democratic Party, said at a briefing at the National Assembly on the 28th, "Leader Lee will appear before the prosecution during a week when there is no plenary session in the September regular session."

Spokesperson Park added, "Leader Lee will not avoid the ruthless regime's blade," and said, "The Democratic Party will confront the Yoon Seok-yeol administration's oppression head-on together with the people," conveying this message.

The ruling and opposition parties have agreed to conduct government questioning over four days starting with the opening ceremony on the 1st of next month: the 5th (politics), 6th (foreign affairs, unification, and security), 7th (economy), and 8th (education, society, and culture).

On the 18th and 20th, there will be representative speeches by the heads of the ruling and opposition parties, and plenary sessions for agenda processing are scheduled for the 21st and 25th, respectively.

If the investigation proceeds during a "week when the plenary session is not held," as requested by Leader Lee, it would be between the 11th and 15th, the third week of September. In this case, the vote on the arrest consent bill for Leader Lee could take place before the Chuseok holiday.

However, after the briefing, Spokesperson Park told reporters, "(It is not something agreed upon with the prosecution) but a notification from the leader," indicating that the actual attendance schedule may change.

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