Democrats, Vote on Arrest Warrant for Lee D-1... Lee Jae-myung Says "Approval Will Give Wings to Prosecution's Fabricated Investigation" (Comprehensive)

Lee Jae-myung "Prosecutorial dictatorship runaway locomotive, stop it in front of the National Assembly"
Effectively requests 'rejection'
Opposition holds all-out struggle rally, resolves to block Yoon administration's tyranny and prosecutorial dictatorship

On the 20th, a day before the vote on the arrest motion of Representative Lee Jae-myung in the National Assembly, the Democratic Party of Korea launched a relentless offensive targeting the Yoon Seok-yeol administration and the prosecution. As Representative Lee publicly requested a de facto 'rejection vote' regarding the vote on his arrest motion, the party appeared to be intensifying its opposition struggle and strengthening party unity.

That afternoon, the Democratic Party held a "Total Struggle Rally to Stop the Tyranny of the Yoon Seok-yeol Regime and Prosecution Dictatorship" at the National Assembly Members' Office Building, continuing strong criticism aimed at the Yoon Seok-yeol administration and the prosecution.

Floor Leader Park Kwang-on said at the event, "This is a grave situation," adding, "It is a crisis caused by the incompetence of the Yoon Seok-yeol regime, a crisis planned by regressive far-right anti-communist ideology, and a crisis created by a strategy to crush the opposition party."

He criticized, "They are responding with an unheard-of arrest motion against the opposition leader who has started a hunger strike demanding government reform," and said, "The prosecution blatantly engaged in political acts while waiting for the National Assembly session. They have crossed a line that must never be crossed." He raised his voice, saying, "We will definitely stop the plot to destroy the opposition party by mobilizing political prosecutors through lies and intimidation."

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The Democratic Party also adopted a resolution for total struggle that day.

In the resolution, the Democratic Party stated, "Not only mocking and despising the opposition leader's desperate hunger strike demanding government reform, but also cruelly pointing the knife through ruthless political prosecutors," and declared, "The Democratic Party will firmly block the tyranny of the Yoon Seok-yeol regime and prosecution dictatorship for the people, livelihood, and democracy."

They demanded President Yoon Seok-yeol to accept the motion to dismiss Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, have the entire cabinet resign, and completely reform the direction and tone of government administration. They also mentioned the removal of General Hong Beom-do's bust and the withdrawal of the name change of the Hong Beom-do ship, responsibility for the Yangpyeong Expressway gate, Itaewon disaster, Osong disaster, investigation into allegations of external pressure in the death of Marine Sergeant Chae Mo, and the withdrawal of nominations such as Defense Minister candidate Shin Won-sik, emphasizing, "The Democratic Party will protect the people from the dictatorship and tyranny of the Yoon Seok-yeol regime together with Party Leader Lee Jae-myung, who has been on a hunger strike for 21 days."

That afternoon, Representative Lee posted a lengthy message on Facebook titled "Please stop the runaway locomotive of prosecution dictatorship," effectively requesting a rejection vote.

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He said, "We must not be defeated or fooled by their tricks without properly confronting the unjust abuse of state power by the Yoon Seok-yeol regime and the political machinations of the political prosecution," and pointed out, "This fight is not just between Lee Jae-myung and the prosecution. The Yoon regime is using the prosecution to shake the constitutional order to its roots, trample the legislature, and destroy the separation of powers."

Representative Lee urged, "We must not leave a precedent of abusing prosecutorial power, which is based on fairness, as a tool for intimidation in the National Assembly and division of the opposition party," and asked, "Please stop the runaway locomotive of prosecution dictatorship in front of the National Assembly and protect the constitutional order and democracy in crisis."

Regarding the special favor allegations in the Baekhyeon-dong development, he appealed, "If I make money, it's a third-party bribery charge; if I don't, it's a breach of trust charge. To the political prosecution, Lee Jae-myung is a criminal no matter what he does," and refuted the Ssangbangwool North Korea remittance allegations as "something that would make a sleeping cow laugh," and "not even at the level of a third-rate novel storyline."

He criticized, "If there is clear evidence of a crime to send me to prison, the request should be made during the non-session period without a vote. The trick is that if it passes, it causes party division; if it fails, it falls into a bulletproof frame."

He continued, "We must not be defeated or fooled by their tricks without properly confronting the unjust abuse of state power by the Yoon Seok-yeol regime and the political machinations of the political prosecution," and pointed out, "This fight is not just between Lee Jae-myung and the prosecution. The Yoon regime is using the prosecution to shake the constitutional order to its roots, trample the legislature, and destroy the separation of powers." Representative Lee urged, "We must not leave a precedent of abusing prosecutorial power, which is based on fairness, as a tool for intimidation in the National Assembly and division of the opposition party," and asked, "Please stop the runaway locomotive of prosecution dictatorship in front of the National Assembly and protect the constitutional order and democracy in crisis."

Earlier, the prosecution combined the Baekhyeon-dong development special favor allegations and the Ssangbangwool Group North Korea remittance allegations and requested an arrest warrant for Representative Lee. The National Assembly received the report on the arrest motion against Representative Lee at the plenary session that morning, and the vote will take place on the 21st.

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