Ahead of Lee Jae-myung's 2nd Trial Verdict... Politicians' Words Grow More Risky

Na Kyung-won: "Tomorrow Will Be Lee Jae-myung's Death Sentence Day"
Ahn Cheol-soo: "Lee's Obsession with Impeachment Has Reached a Critical State"

On the 25th, a day before the second trial verdict on Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, for violating the Public Official Election Act, politicians from both ruling and opposition parties exchanged heated arguments.

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the first trial hearing of the Wirye, Daechang-dong, Baekhyeon-dong, and Seongnam FC cases held at the Seoul Central District Court on the 25th. 2025.3.25 Photo by Jo Yong-jun

On that day, Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, claimed at the People Power Party's floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly main building, "The reason the Democratic Party took to the streets is not only because of the Constitutional Court's presidential impeachment trial. It is also because the appeal trial verdict on Lee Jae-myung's violation of the Public Official Election Act is scheduled for the 26th."

Floor leader Kwon criticized, "In Yeouido, they recklessly issued unconstitutional and illegal impeachments, and now in Gwanghwamun, they have started illegal occupation," adding, "How is this different from delinquent youths who cause trouble at school and run away from home?"

On the same day, Na Kyung-won, a People Power Party lawmaker, held a press conference in front of the Constitutional Court in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and directly stated regarding Lee's Public Official Election Act violation verdict, "Tomorrow will be Lee Jae-myung's death sentence day."

Na said, "Who is Lee Jae-myung? He is a four-time ex-convict, facing five trials with 12 charges in eight cases," and claimed, "It is clear that Lee Jae-myung deliberately spread false information regarding the Baekhyeon-dong case and the Kim Moon-gi case."

From the same party, Ahn Cheol-soo criticized on his Facebook regarding the opposition's motion to impeach Choi Sang-mok, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, saying, "Lee Jae-myung's obsession with impeachment is already in a critical and severe state."

On the other hand, the Democratic Party defended the trial as 'judicial murder' against Lee and urged for a defensive stance. Regarding the People Power Party lawmakers' harsh remarks, they also called for "regaining reason."

Members of the Democratic Party's Committee for Judicial Justice Realization and Prosecutorial Dictatorship held a press conference at the National Assembly communication office that day, emphasizing, "No law, including the Public Official Election Act, can punish memories rather than specific acts," and "Lee is clearly innocent."

On the same day, Kim Min-seok, a Supreme Council member, wrote on his Facebook, "I am deeply uneasy whether a certain media's scenario, which has been leaking the theory of simultaneously removing Yoon Seok-youl and Lee Jae-myung, is unfolding as Yoon Seok-youl's dismissal delay and Lee Jae-myung's judicial murder," adding, "I am concerned whether an invisible hand is at work in the Constitutional Court's process of breaking principles and postponing the verdict date."

Yoon Jong-gun, floor spokesperson, said in a written briefing, "Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, is engaging in disgraceful politics," and directly criticized, "Not only did he slander the Democratic Party's tent office as 'inciting rebellion,' but he also made an unreasonable claim that it was because of 'Lee's appeal trial verdict.'"

Yoon added, "We understand that publishing the 'Lee Jae-myung Collection of Famous Quotes' brought embarrassment and restlessness, but it is not the role of the ruling party floor leader to incite confusion and conflict daily with increasingly provocative and extreme language," and said, "Kwon Seong-dong and the People Power Party should regain their reason."

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