Democratic Party Holds 'Condemnation Rally' in Front of Presidential Office... "We Will Re-Push for Special Prosecutor Chae Sang-byeong"

The Truth Behind Allegations of Presidential External Pressure Must Be Uncovered

After the rejection of the Chae Sang-byeong Special Prosecutor Act, members of the Democratic Party of Korea took collective action. Park Chan-dae, the Democratic Party floor leader, held a press conference in front of the Presidential Office and stated, "We will reintroduce the Chae Sang-byeong Special Prosecutor Act in the 22nd National Assembly."

On the afternoon of the 29th, about 30 Democratic Party lawmakers and elected officials held an emergency press conference in front of the Presidential Office in Yongsan, Seoul, condemning the "presidential investigation interference allegations and veto exercise," chanting slogans such as "President must directly answer the allegations of investigation interference." At the press conference, Floor Leader Park claimed, "President Yoon Seok-yeol obstructed the investigation by vetoing the Chae Sang-byeong Special Prosecutor Act to hide his own criminal allegations," and added, "This is a clear abuse of authority and a serious crime of downplaying and concealing the investigation."

On the 29th, Park Chan-dae, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and others held an urgent press conference in front of the Yongsan Presidential Office to condemn the allegations of presidential investigation interference and the exercise of veto power.
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The Chae Sang-byeong Special Prosecutor Act was passed by the National Assembly plenary session on the 2nd, led by the Democratic Party. However, on the 21st, President Yoon exercised his veto power, and the bill was subjected to a re-vote on the previous day (28th). For the re-vote bill to pass, a majority of all members must be present, and at least two-thirds of the attending members must agree, but it failed to meet this threshold and was discarded.

Floor Leader Park fiercely criticized the People Power Party, which voted against the special prosecutor bill, calling them accomplices, saying, "They betrayed the people to cover up the president’s wrongdoing, abandoned their conscience to protect power, and the people will surely hold them accountable." He emphasized, "A fair society is one where anyone who commits a crime is judged by the law," and "The truth behind the presidential investigation interference allegations must be thoroughly investigated." Furthermore, he stated, "The Democratic Party will swiftly reintroduce the Chae Sang-byeong Special Prosecutor Act in the 22nd National Assembly."

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