People Power Party Files Complaint Against Seo Youngkyo and Boo Seungchan Over "Cho Heedae Meeting Allegations"... "Spreading False Information"

Opposition: "Deceiving and Agitating the Public"

On September 22, the People Power Party filed a police complaint against Democratic Party lawmakers Seo Youngkyo and Boo Seungchan, accusing them of defamation by spreading false information regarding the alleged meeting between Chief Justice Cho Heedae and former Prime Minister Han Ducksoo.

Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae is attending the opening ceremony of the "2025 Sejong International Conference" held at the Shilla Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 22nd. Photo by Yonhap News

Park Sunghoon, chief spokesperson for the People Power Party, and Choi Sujin, chief spokesperson for the party's parliamentary group, visited the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's civil service office in Jongno-gu, Seoul that afternoon to submit the complaint against the two lawmakers.

Choi, the chief parliamentary spokesperson, stated, "The Democratic Party is currently spreading false information about Chief Justice Cho," adding, "Every election season, they keep manufacturing a second Kim Manbae scandal or a sequel to the Cheongdam-dong drinking party incident."

He went on to emphasize, "We will strongly report and sanction the dissemination of false information that deceives and agitates the public in this manner."

Previously, the YouTube channel "Open Sympathy TV" raised suspicions in May based on an audio recording, alleging a meeting between Chief Justice Cho and former Prime Minister Han. The report claimed that after the Constitutional Court's impeachment ruling against former President Yoon Sukyeol, former Chief Justice Cho met with former Prime Minister Han and others for lunch, where he allegedly said, "If the Lee Jaemyung case reaches the Supreme Court, we will take care of it."

Subsequently, Assemblywoman Seo brought up these allegations again at the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, while Assemblyman Boo raised them during a government questioning session, further amplifying the suspicions.

Choi, the chief parliamentary spokesperson, commented on the allegations, saying, "I believe this is 100% a lie and a scam," and explained, "The People Power Party will continue to investigate and take legal action against those involved." Regarding possible legal action against Open Sympathy TV, he added, "We are reviewing it."

It is also reported that, in addition to lawmakers Seo Youngkyo and Boo Seungchan, the People Power Party plans to file complaints against about ten other Democratic Party lawmakers, including party leader Jung Cheongrae, as well as YouTuber Kim Eojun and others involved in raising the allegations.

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