Democratic Party to Report Prime Minister and NIS Chief to National Police Agency for 'Treason' Charges

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The Democratic Party of Korea announced that it will file complaints against Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and National Intelligence Service Director Cho Tae-yong with the National Police Agency’s National Investigation Headquarters (NIH) on charges including 'treason.'

On the afternoon of the 9th, the Democratic Party stated in a press release, "The complaint against Prime Minister Han will be investigated by the NIH," and added, "The complaint is currently being prepared by the party’s Legal Committee." This was in explanation of Chief Spokesperson Cho Seung-rae’s earlier statement that "There are two ways to hold the Prime Minister accountable for the treason incident: impeachment and criminal prosecution," and that "We will proceed immediately with filing a complaint for treason." The Democratic Party argues that those who attended the Cabinet meeting, including President Yoon Seok-yeol, should be held responsible for the December 3 emergency martial law incident.

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo is arriving at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 9th. Photo by Jo Yong-jun

Democratic Party lawmakers Kim Byung-joo and Park Seon-won directly submitted a complaint against Director Cho to the Police Agency’s Civil Affairs Office at 3 p.m. that day. They filed the complaint with the NIH on charges of treason and abuse of authority. After submitting the complaint, Representative Park told reporters, "We will continue to submit additional complaints to ensure that Director Cho faces legal judgment and will do our utmost to achieve this."

On the same day in the morning, Representative Park also filed complaints with the Ministry of National Defense Investigation Headquarters against the commanders, subordinate unit leaders, and some members of the units that stormed the National Assembly and the Central Election Commission, including the Special Warfare Command, Capital Defense Command, Defense Counterintelligence Command (DCC), and Defense Intelligence Command. These complaints were based on charges of abuse of authority. He explained, "Under the Military Court Act, treason cases are to be investigated by the Defense Counterintelligence Command, which led this treason incident. Therefore, we had no choice but to file the complaint with the Ministry of National Defense Investigation Headquarters on charges of abuse of authority rather than treason."

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