Park Kwang-on "Dismissal of Warrant for Marine Corps Investigation Unit Chief, a Common-Sense Result... Pursuing National Assembly Investigation and Special Prosecution"

"Feels Like Impeachment of the Defense Ministry Prosecution Team Trying to Conceal the Truth"

Park Kwang-on, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, demanded a parliamentary inquiry and a special prosecutor investigation regarding the rejection of the arrest warrant for former Marine Corps Investigation Unit Commander Park Jung-hoon, who was charged with insubordination while investigating the case of a soldier who died in the flood recovery site on the 4th.

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At the Supreme Council meeting held at the hunger strike tent in front of the National Assembly main building that morning, Floor Leader Park said, "The rejection of the warrant is equivalent to impeaching the Ministry of National Defense prosecution team that tried to gag Colonel Park and conceal the truth."

He emphasized, "It is also a strong warning to the higher-ups who exerted external pressure. The Ministry of National Defense prosecution team has lost the justification and momentum to continue the investigation. Most importantly, the public's trust has plummeted."

He continued, "Now, this incident has completely transformed into a case that cannot avoid a parliamentary inquiry and a special prosecutor investigation. The political, social, legal, and ethical environments are in place. Above all, the people are demanding the inquiry and special prosecutor," he added.

He stated, "Recent circumstances clearly point out that the subjects of the investigation are not Colonel Park but the Presidential Office, the Minister of National Defense, and the Marine Corps Commander," and added, "The Democratic Party will push for a parliamentary inquiry and special prosecutor investigation to thoroughly uncover everything from the heartbreaking incident where a Marine Corps member lost his life swept away by a rapid current while searching without a life jacket to the reality of political pressure on the investigation by the administration."

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