Kim Ki-hyun: "Presidential Election Manipulation Gate is Treason Punishable by Death... The Beneficiary is the Culprit"

"Quoted Broadcasting Stations Must Announce Their Position Today"
Yoon Jae-ok "Severe Punishment Needed to Eradicate Election Manipulation"

The People Power Party criticized media reports related to allegations of cover-up in the Daejang-dong investigation during President Yoon Seok-yeol's tenure as a prosecutor as a "presidential election manipulation gate." Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party, used expressions such as "coup attempt" and "treason punishable by death," holding the media outlets that reported on the issue and Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, responsible.

At the on-site Supreme Council meeting held on the 7th at the Busan Port International Exhibition & Convention Center, Kim said, "This presidential election manipulation gate is not a mere political attack aimed at tarnishing reputations but a meticulously planned and systematic election manipulation operation." He added, "Election manipulation is an evil act that creates a huge sinkhole at the foundation of liberal democracy, and this incident is an attempt to usurp popular sovereignty through collusion among politics, police, prosecution, and media, as well as a coup attempt that destroys the democratic republic, constituting treason punishable by death." Regarding this, Kim demanded that the broadcasting companies that cited related reports "clarify their stance, apologize, and disclose by today whether they will cooperate with fact-finding investigations and legal actions."

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Kim pointed to Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party as the masterminds behind the related reports. He said, "The Democratic Party, which had its fun with the Kim Dae-up folding screen gate, Ulsan election manipulation gate, and Saengtaetang gate, probably missed the sweet drug of election manipulation." He continued, "Looking at the development of the case, such as pre-planning the operation and hiding it in a dark cave, then suddenly releasing a false interview transcript just three days before the presidential election, this crime is the work of experts very experienced in political manipulation." He asked, "I ask the Democratic Party, who exactly is Kim Man-bae's backer? Who is the mastermind behind the political manipulation?" He added, "Even if a frontline operative of a criminal organization committed robbery, the boss who monopolizes the profits is considered the main culprit. Similarly, the one who benefits from the election manipulation gate is the main culprit by common sense," and said, "The one who benefits from election manipulation must be the criminal."

Yoon Jae-ok, floor leader of the People Power Party, said, "This incident is not a simple political manipulation but a rare act of national disgrace involving collusion between election manipulators and criminals, a crime destroying liberal democracy and stealing popular sovereignty." He emphasized, "If election manipulation based on fake news is left unchecked any longer, democracy cannot survive. The prosecution must thoroughly investigate the entire case, uncover the masterminds, and impose severe punishment to permanently banish election manipulation from this land."

Regarding the opposition party's continuous remarks about impeaching President Yoon, Kim said, "The Democratic Party should stop the act of inciting rebellion by attempting to impeach the president elected by the people to overcome internal party crises, and I urge them to regain reason and cooperate in taking care of the people's livelihood with the government and ruling party." Floor leader Yoon also condemned, saying, "Despite Lee Jae-myung pulling out the card of a hunger strike to shield himself from judicial risks, only cold responses from the public followed, so he sent a message inciting impeachment by his hardcore supporters, saying that actions against national interest and people's welfare must be removed." He added, "The impeachment rhetoric relay denies the basic order of liberal democracy, which is peaceful regime change, and is an act of disobedience to the people's decision and denial of the democratic system."

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Meanwhile, the People Power Party's Supreme Council confirmed the central party's public official committee members for the Gangseo District mayoral by-election on the same day. Lee Cheol-gyu, secretary-general of the People Power Party, will serve as the committee chairman, and committee members include lawmakers Park Seong-min, Bae Hyun-jin, Kang Min-guk, Kim Seon-dong, chairman of the People Power Party Seoul City Committee, and Song Sang-heon, head of the People Power Party Public Relations Headquarters. The preliminary candidates for the Gangseo District mayor from the People Power Party include former Gangseo District Mayor Kim Tae-woo, Kim Jin-seon, chairman of the Gangseo-byeong district party committee, and former Seoul city council member Kim Yong-seong.

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