Yang Soo Lee: "'Rejection Request' Lee Jae-myung Seems to Be Only Trying to Avoid the Warrant Hearing"

People Power Party Senior Deputy Floor Leader Interview with SBS

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, has effectively requested a vote to reject the arrest consent motion, and Lee Yang-su, senior deputy floor leader of the People Power Party, criticized him, saying, "Ultimately, Lee Jae-myung strongly believes that he can never go before a judge to undergo a warrant review."

On the 21st, Lee appeared on SBS Radio's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show' and said, "If you undergo a warrant review and are found guilty, you will be prosecuted; if not, you will not be detained. But (Lee) seems to be trying to avoid the warrant review by saying it is a prosecution conspiracy and that he is a victim," expressing this view.

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, who received emergency treatment at Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital on the 18th due to health deterioration during fasting, is boarding an ambulance on the same day to be transferred to another hospital. Photo by Yonhap News

He continued, "He is currently on a hunger strike, but there are many doubts that he is trying to avoid the warrant review by using the hunger strike," adding, "So, when his health deteriorated significantly, there was a lot of sympathy, but now that he has been moved to a hospital, it is a situation where any possible emergency can be avoided, and I think we need to look at this calmly."

Regarding the Democratic Party leadership concluding that rejecting the arrest consent motion was appropriate but not making it the party line, he said, "At the Democratic Party members' meeting, the hardline pro-Lee faction tried to persuade moderate and anti-Lee members by expressing Lee Jae-myung's grievances like faith testimonies seen at religious events," adding, "However, the anti-Lee members are also firmly voicing their opinions."

He added, "They questioned why he should undergo the warrant review, and it seems they ultimately failed to make the rejection vote the party line," and said, "So, as a last resort, the leadership and the Supreme Council conveyed their position to the members in that way."

Meanwhile, regarding recent criticism over the People Power Party presenting Assemblyman Cho Jung-hoon of the Transition Korea Party as their first recruited figure, he said, "Despite the issues, the reason we embrace Assemblyman Cho Jung-hoon and other former high-ranking officials from the Moon Jae-in administration is that elections are not fought only with our party supporters," adding, "While our core supporters are important, we need to recruit many people necessary for expanding our base."

Lee, the senior deputy floor leader, also explained, "In the case of Assemblyman Cho Jung-hoon, if he joins our party, he will likely offer a lot of harsh criticism," and said, "Including those who give harsh criticism in our party shows the public that we are always ready to discuss our positions and correct mistakes."

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