Fierce Battle for the Chairmanship of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee... "Difficult for Ruling and Opposition Parties to Find Common Ground"

"Jungkook, Amid Tremendous Waves"

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The heated debate between the ruling and opposition parties continues as Lee Hwa-young, former Deputy Governor for Peace of Gyeonggi Province, who was involved in an $8 million remittance to North Korea by Ssangbangwool Group and received bribes worth hundreds of millions of won, was sentenced to 9 years and 6 months in prison in the first trial. Regarding the fierce battle for the chairmanship of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, the biggest issue in the formation of the National Assembly, former Democratic Party lawmaker Shin Kyung-min and former People Power Party lawmaker Kim Young-woo both agreed that "it will be difficult for the ruling and opposition parties to find a consensus."

On the 10th, former lawmaker Kim said on KBS Radio's "Jeonggyeok Sisa," "I believe that former Deputy Governor Lee Hwa-young and Representative Lee Jae-myung are legally bound together. The Deputy Governor for Peace cannot lead North Korea policy without the governor's knowledge," criticizing, "This is a huge nuclear bomb for the Democratic Party." He pointed out, "For this reason, the Democratic Party is advancing and pushing forward all schedules, including the formation of the National Assembly."

Former lawmaker Shin said that the prosecution's actions after the first trial verdict on former Deputy Governor Lee are noteworthy. He said, "There will be various internal discussions and debates, but politically, it will inevitably lead to the non-custodial indictment of Representative Lee Jae-myung." Regarding the Democratic Party's response, he noted, "The political responses of President Yoon Seok-youl and Representative Lee are very likely to be extremely intense." He added, "There will be special investigations, impeachment, parliamentary audits, and national inspections," and "The political situation surrounding the June 7 verdict will unfold very fiercely."

Former lawmaker Kim said that Representative Lee might prepare to impeach the prosecutors to prove that the first trial verdict on former Deputy Governor Lee was based on a flawed investigation to protect himself from judicial risks. He said, "The Democratic Party's political judgment is that they must secure the chairmanship of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, making it an issue on which there can be no compromise from the Democratic Party's perspective," adding, "It will be difficult for the ruling and opposition parties to find a consensus." He continued, "It will inevitably escalate into a confrontation," mentioning presidential impeachment. He predicted, "The Democratic Party and the Innovation Party will strongly unite to aggressively push for multiple special investigations."

Regarding this, former lawmaker Shin said, "Because something clear is needed legally and politically, (impeachment) will not easily proceed," adding, "Unless a sudden issue arises, it is uncertain." Regarding sudden issues, he explained issues related to First Lady Kim Keon-hee and North Korea. He also said that with the June 7 verdict, the formation of the National Assembly is unlikely to be achieved through consensus between the ruling and opposition parties anymore.

He said, "The political situation will inevitably enter a tremendous turmoil," calling it "the decisive showdown between President Yoon and Representative Lee." He added, "The June 7 verdict is expected to cause repercussions," and "The future political situation is truly on the brink of a crisis."

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