Kwon Seongdong Sends Prison Letter to People Power Party Lawmakers: "I Will Prove My Innocence"

"Neither the Moon nor Lee administrations could bring me down"
"A leftist offensive will continue"

Kwon Seongdong, a member of the People Power Party accused of receiving illegal political funds, attended the National Assembly plenary session on the 11th ahead of the vote on his arrest consent motion. Photo by Kim Hyunmin

Kwon Seongdong, a member of the People Power Party who was arrested on charges of receiving illegal funds from the Unification Church, sent a letter from prison to his fellow party members, stating, "I will definitely reveal the truth and prove my innocence."

On the 29th, in a letter addressed to People Power Party lawmakers, Kwon began by saying, "Just as the Moon Jaein administration could not break me, the Lee Jaemyung administration will not be able to bring me down either."

He continued, "However, what worries me more than my personal sense of injustice is the storm of oppression that may soon sweep over our party and comrades. If my sacrifice alone can calm the wind of opposition suppression, I will gladly endure it. But the Democratic Party will likely come after the People Power Party even more ruthlessly, like a school of sharks that has smelled blood."

Kwon also emphasized that, since pro-government media outlets will continue to spread related stories in what he called a "leftist offensive," party members must unite with wisdom and determination. He added, "If our People Power Party stands together as one, no matter what political storm comes our way, the values of conservatism will never collapse."

Kwon Seongdong was arrested on charges of receiving 100 million won in illegal political funds from the Unification Church in January 2022 in exchange for handling pending issues. The motion for his arrest passed the National Assembly plenary session on the 11th, and the court issued an arrest warrant on the 17th.

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