The Democratic Party boycotts plenary session on 'Prosecutor Impeachment'... "Like a thief driving out the police officer"

Democratic Party Forces Impeachment of Two Active Prosecutors
Condemnation Rally in National Assembly After Abstaining from Vote
"When You Told Them to Resign, Now You Say Don't Accept Resignation, Is This a Comedy?"

The People Power Party strongly opposed the Democratic Party of Korea's unilateral passage of the impeachment motion against prosecutors Son Joon-sung and Lee Jung-seop at the National Assembly plenary session held on the 1st. They plan to push for a resolution calling for the resignation of National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo, holding him responsible for convening the plenary session.

After boycotting the plenary session where the impeachment motion was tabled that afternoon, the People Power Party immediately gathered on the steps of the National Assembly rotunda hall to hold a protest rally once the motion was passed. Party members held banners reading "Prosecutor Impeachment, Parliamentary Violence, the Democratic Party is the Target of Impeachment," demanding the resignation of the Speaker and an apology from the Democratic Party.

Representative Kim Ki-hyun and members of the People Power Party are holding a rally to urge the resignation of the Speaker of the National Assembly and condemn the parliamentary outrage on the stairs in front of the Rotunda Hall at the National Assembly on the 1st. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

In his condemnation speech, Representative Kim Ki-hyun raised his voice, saying, "This absurd situation where a thief chases out the police officer investigating him is happening right here in the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea. Is this normal?" He pointed out that the prosecutor in question led the investigation into the Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung's North Korea remittance case.

Kim also criticized the Democratic Party's "impeachment tantrum," saying it has disrupted the regular National Assembly schedule. He said, "In November alone, the Democratic Party officially mentioned impeachment 41 times," adding, "Today is effectively the last day of the regular National Assembly budget review, but the budget review is nowhere to be seen. The National Assembly is being exploited solely to shield Leader Lee Jae-myung, and the public should view this with a stern eye."

Floor leader Yoon Jae-ok refuted the Democratic Party's claim that President Yoon Seok-yeol should not accept the resignation of Broadcasting and Communications Commissioner Lee Dong-gwan, who resigned voluntarily just before the impeachment vote. He said, "When they pushed for an illegal impeachment saying the commissioner was unfit and demanded he step down, that was one thing, but now that he has resigned voluntarily, telling the president not to accept his resignation is a comedy. The Democratic Party is admitting that who the commissioner is doesn't matter; their sole purpose was to paralyze the Broadcasting and Communications Commission through impeachment." The impeachment motion against this commissioner was automatically withdrawn after he announced his voluntary resignation that morning and President Yoon approved his dismissal.

After the protest rally ended, Floor Leader Yoon told reporters that his comment describing the Democratic Party's reaction to the commissioner's voluntary resignation as "effectively running away" reflected the Democratic Party's level. He explained, "If the National Assembly caused disruptions to the year-end budget session schedule, the basic attitude of a political party should be to apologize and reflect. Using such low-level expressions to distort the situation because their political objectives were not fully achieved is inappropriate."

Regarding the conclusion of the situation through voluntary resignation without trial, he emphasized that it cannot be regarded as a "bad precedent." Floor Leader Yoon said, "The bad precedent is pushing for impeachment against a Broadcasting and Communications Commissioner who did nothing wrong, not the voluntary resignation. It is undesirable to just watch the paralysis of a state institution unfold. Please understand this as an unavoidable precedent, not a bad one."

Meanwhile, the People Power Party raised concerns about Speaker Kim's neutrality in convening the plenary session to pass the impeachment motion and submitted a party-backed resolution calling for the Speaker's resignation. All 111 People Power Party members signed the resolution.

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