Democratic Party Must Stop Pushing for Defense Minister's Impeachment... Lee Jae-myung Is the Top Impeachment Target

Yoon Jae-ok "Strategic Calculation to Overcome Crisis with Impeachment Issue"
Lee Cheol-gyu "Lee Must Take Responsibility... Should Give Up Immunity from Arrest"

On the 12th, the People Power Party urged the Democratic Party of Korea to stop the impeachment proceedings against Defense Minister Lee Jong-seop, stating, "Even if the impeachment is pursued, it will not cover up the judicial risks of Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung and the presidential election manipulation gate."

Yoon Jae-ok, floor leader of the People Power Party, pointed out at the party's floor meeting held at the National Assembly that day, "In a situation where rumors about the Defense Minister's personnel are being reported in the media, the reason for rushing the impeachment must be seen as a political calculation to resist the president's personnel authority, shake the state affairs, and break through the party's crisis with the impeachment issue."

Yoon Jae-ok, floor leader of the People Power Party, is attending the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 12th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Floor leader Yoon said, "The Democratic Party only cites the vague reason of the people's mandate for the Defense Minister's impeachment but fails to provide specific explanations regarding violations of the constitution or laws," adding, "In March, the Democratic Party politicized the Itaewon tragedy and forcibly pushed for the impeachment of the Minister of the Interior and Safety, which caused nearly six months of administrative vacuum."

He continued, "It is outrageous that they are determined to create a security vacuum," and criticized, "Impeachment by the National Assembly is a last resort to check government violations when they are clear, not a system created for the opposition party to use for turning the tide whenever they are at a disadvantage." He added, "The national confusion caused by an unconvincing impeachment will be fully borne by the Democratic Party," and said, "No matter how much they impeach the Defense Minister, they should know there is no way to cover up the piled-up judicial risks and the presidential election manipulation gate, so I hope they stop the reckless impeachment push."

Secretary-General Lee Cheol-gyu also criticized the impeachment push against the Defense Minister as groundless.

Lee Cheol-gyu, Chairman of the People Power Party's Nomination Management Committee, is speaking at the first Nomination Management Committee meeting for the Gangseo District Mayor by-election held at the National Assembly on the 8th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Secretary-General Lee said, "They pushed through the impeachment of the Minister of the Interior and Safety with their overwhelming number of seats, but have they already forgotten the precedent of illegal impeachment dismissed unanimously by all nine Constitutional Court justices?" He added, "Back then, they made all sorts of unreasonable claims to guarantee Lee Jae-myung's immunity from arrest, and now, regardless of whether a security vacuum occurs or not, they are essentially leaving public safety defenseless just to protect Lee Jae-myung."

He pressured the Democratic Party, saying, "The Democratic Party, which received authority from the people and constantly cries out for impeachment like an impeachment addiction, should not abuse impeachment but rather use it to approve the arrest motion of Lee, who is under criminal suspicion, in obedience to the people's mandate."

Secretary-General Lee said, "Lee should take responsibility himself. As promised, he should give up his immunity from arrest and actively cooperate with the prosecution's investigation," adding, "Lee, who pretends to be boldly investigated in front but throws tantrums behind the scenes by refusing to sign the interrogation record and lying down, should remember that he is the number one impeachment candidate in the hearts of the people."

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