At the dinner meeting, "Opposition's impeachment offensive should be strongly criticized by People Power Party lawmakers"

Request to Avoid Voluntary Resignation in Response to Impeachment Motion Passage
Should Use as Material to Criticize Opposition if Constitutional Court Rejects

Ruling party lawmakers from the People Power Party are responding complacently to the massive impeachment offensive launched by the main opposition against the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, and waiting for the Constitutional Court's dismissal decision is considered a complacent mindset.

On the 29th, Professor Jang Young-su of Korea University Law School made these remarks during a special lecture at the People Power Party lawmakers' workshop held at the Incheon International Airport Corporation Human Resources Development Center, addressing the successive impeachment offensives against the Chairperson of the Korea Communications Commission and prosecutors.

He pointed out that those who should strongly criticize the impeachment with solid grounds in response to the opposition's impeachment offensive are ruling party lawmakers, but "we have hardly heard such criticism," adding, "Some experts even say that lawmakers might not be familiar with the impeachment system."

He said, "It is important to explain the problems of impeachment abuse in terms that the public can understand. The People Power Party has a very good opportunity and seems to be missing the chance despite spotting weaknesses. Isn't this a strategic mistake?" He criticized, "The Democratic Party tenaciously clings to even one problem, but many supporters are frustrated that the People Power Party is too gentle in handling these issues."

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Professor Jang also said, "It is a complacent thought to believe that the problem will end once the Constitutional Court issues a dismissal decision on the abuse of impeachment rights," adding, "In the case of the Democratic Party's leader Lee Jae-myung, even if the investigation and trial are delayed and the (prosecutor impeachment) motion is dismissed, they will not regret it."

He further advised that in response to the Democratic Party's impeachment motion, the ruling party should avoid voluntary resignation and actively use the dismissal of impeachment by the Constitutional Court as evidence to confirm how unreasonable the opposition's impeachment motions are.

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