Handonghun "Lee Jaemyung 376 Searches? Number Only Possible If Done Daily" [2023 National Audit]

On the 11th, Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon rebutted the opposition's claim that the prosecution conducted 376 search and seizure operations against Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, during the Ministry of Justice's National Assembly inspection by the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, stating, "If that number were true, they would have had to conduct them every day."

Minister Han made this remark in response to a related question from Jo Su-jin, a member of the People Power Party, saying, "They probably did not conduct search and seizure operations every day."

Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon is reporting on his duties at the Legislation and Judiciary Committee's audit held at the National Assembly on the 11th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Minister Han said, "Usually, when conducting a search and seizure, they do various things in adjacent rooms as well," adding, "There may be differences in how the counts are made, but from what I have been informed, it seems they did not conduct search and seizure operations at Lee Jae-myung's residence or office."

He emphasized, "Although the criteria for what scope to consider may differ, physically, 376 times would mean they would have to be conducting them every day even now, which I don't think is the case."

Minister Han also said, "If you could disclose the basis for that number, as a Democratic Party member showed a table with figures, we might be able to explain it."

This appears to refer to Park Chan-dae, a senior member of the Democratic Party, who presented a table summarizing the number of search and seizure operations during a KBS radio interview on the 4th. The Democratic Party has not yet made this table public.

The Democratic Party claims that, based on articles reported since April last year after the presidential election, the prosecution conducted at least 376 search and seizure operations related to cases involving Lee Jae-myung. This figure also includes police search and seizure operations. In response, the prosecution rebutted that, based on the actual warrants issued and executed since the investigation team was reorganized in June last year, the number was 36.

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