Kim Jaewon: "Lee Jae-myung's plan progressing smoothly... The ruling party should give up expecting investigation windfall"

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"Lee Jae-myung Likely to Be Freed from the Byeong Faction Party"

Kim Jae-won, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party, commented on the dismissal of the arrest warrant for Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, saying, "I think (Leader Lee) will now cause most of those who were referred to as the 'Bimyeong faction' within the party to leave the Democratic Party."

In an interview on the 27th with KBS Radio's 'Choi Kyung-young's Strong Current Affairs,' Kim said, "Although there may be verbal displays of unity for the time being, Leader Lee will manage all party operations, including candidate nominations for the general election, to completely bring the Democratic Party under his control."

Kim Jae-won, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party. / Photo by Joint Press Corps

He stated that Leader Lee's regime will become even more solidified going forward. Kim explained, "This plan has already been steadily progressing," adding, "After the presidential election, he ran in the by-election for the National Assembly, became the party leader, and even amended the party constitution and regulations to establish mechanisms that prevent him from being ousted even if he faces legal issues. According to the original rules (the Democratic Party's constitution and regulations), he should have stepped down from the leadership position upon indictment," he explained.

Regarding the future situation of the People Power Party, he said, "The ruling party should abandon the idea of gaining collateral benefits from the investigation process or the investigation itself regarding (Leader Lee)," adding, "Various incidents that heated up the last presidential election, such as the Daejang-dong development scandal, the North Korea remittance case, and the Baekhyeon-dong incident, have been somewhat settled with this dismissal of the arrest warrant."

He further added, "There will be various disputes during the trial, but now it is not a judicial issue; rather, the people should judge through a process of direct policy confrontation and competition focused on the people's livelihood."

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