Kim Hangyu: "The Prosecution Does Politics Better Than the Ruling Party... They Are Blocking the Way"

Opposition Spokesperson on SBS Radio Interview
"Both Passage and Rejection of Arrest Warrant Are Difficult Situations"

Kim Han-gyu, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 19th regarding the issuance of the arrest warrant consent for Representative Lee Jae-myung, "Isn't the prosecution better at politics than the ruling party? They have blocked the way."

Spokesperson Kim appeared on SBS Radio that day and, when asked about Floor Leader Park Kwang-on's statement the previous day that "the Democratic Party is not one to fall into the prosecution's political trap," he replied, "Honestly, I don't know if there is a way not to fall into it."

Kim Han-gyu, Floor Spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea. Photo by Heo Young-han younghan@

Spokesperson Kim said, "One option is for everyone in the party to say, 'Let's all agree (to the arrest warrant consent), pass it, so the warrant won't be issued, and then go to the court.' While we do not admit the representative's charges, politically, to escape the burden of being a shield, such a choice can be made, but (currently) the atmosphere has made that difficult."

He continued, "On the other hand, if we all unite to reject it, the shield frame will be maintained until next year's general election," adding, "If about 30 people agree, it will be passed, but that would cause division, and the party could become noisy until next year with the process of checking 'who agreed,' so it is really a difficult situation."

He then explained, "It is true that many in our party prefer to make a decision to protect the representative, even if it means receiving the stigma of being a shield in this way."

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