"What is this?" "Ultimately surrender"… Lee Jae-myung's 'Rejection Request' Draws Criticism from the Ruling Party

Kim Min-su "Pleading for Rejection"
Kim Ung "Make Arrests Only During the Day Like a Fast"

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, sent a de facto 'request for rejection' message a day before the vote on his arrest consent bill, prompting unified criticism from ruling party figures.

Kim Min-su, spokesperson for the People Power Party, wrote on his social media on the 20th, "Lee, standing on the edge of a cliff, ultimately cried out his 'voice of the heart' and raised the white flag," adding, "In desperation, he abandoned promises to the people and pleaded for 'rejection' without even having time to consider public opinion. Now, isn't it clear why Lee was fasting?"

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Seo Beom-su, a member of the People Power Party, also criticized Lee on social media, saying, "Lee, who loudly declared he would give up his immunity from arrest, has now, a day before the National Assembly plenary vote, effectively requested rejection. What is this?"

Kim Woong, another People Power Party lawmaker, compared an article from June in which Lee said during the National Assembly negotiation group representative speech, "I will give up my immunity from arrest regarding political investigations against me," with Lee's recent statements, sarcastically remarking, "You might as well ask to be arrested only during the day like your fasting, and be allowed to return home at night."

On the same day, Lee sent a message via social media stating, "The approval of this clearly illegal and unjust arrest consent bill will give wings to the political prosecution's fabricated investigation," effectively requesting its rejection.

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