Jang Donghyuk Slams Nam Wook for Requesting Release of Seized Assets: "Like Gangsters Running Wild Trusting Their Boss"

People Power Party Pressures Yongsan: "National Investigation and Special Prosecutor Needed"
Song Eonseok Targets Lee: "Cannot Escape Responsibility for Designing Daejangdong"

Jang Donghyuk, leader of the People Power Party, strongly criticized lawyer Nam Wook, a private businessman involved in the Daejangdong case, for requesting the lifting of asset preservation from the prosecution on the 17th, saying, "It is as if we are watching gangsters rampaging with sashimi knives and steel pipes, relying on their boss."

Jang Donghyuk, leader of the People Power Party, and Song Eonseok, floor leader, are shouting slogans at the "Press Conference Urging a National Investigation to Uncover the Truth Behind the Pressure to Drop the Daejangdong Appeal" held in front of the Presidential Office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the 17th. Photo by Yonhap News

On this day, Jang held a "Press Conference Urging a National Investigation to Uncover the Truth Behind the Pressure to Drop the Daejangdong Appeal" in front of the Presidential Office in Yongsan. He stated, "The Daejangdong group shamelessly and boldly demands the release of assets that were preserved for confiscation. They even threaten the state, saying they will demand state compensation if the assets are not released." He argued, "Such things would not be possible without the backing of the President, the so-called 'Yongsan connection.'"

He went on to say, "The entire Republic of Korea is turning into a reservoir for criminals," and pointed out, "The public will be watching to see whether Minister of Justice Jeong Seongho will not only give up the appeal but also lift the asset preservation, and whether he will become the manager of the Daejangdong reservoir by doing so."

He further criticized the Democratic Party of Korea's push to abolish the crime of breach of trust, saying, "They are pushing for the abolition of breach of trust in order to erase the crimes of the Daejangdong group and Lee Jaemyung. Whether it is the lifting of asset preservation, the abolition of breach of trust, or the withdrawal of the indictment, if they take even one more step, the people will not forgive them."

Jang also targeted President Lee Jaemyung, who is currently visiting Africa and the Middle East to attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit, saying, "He is putting 780 billion won into the pockets of criminals and now plans to flee overseas on the presidential jet." He warned, "What awaits him upon his return is a national investigation and a special prosecutor."

Song Eonseok, floor leader, also criticized President Lee, stating, "The responsibility for designing the Daejangdong corruption from the very beginning, for delaying, neutralizing, and erasing the Daejangdong trial, and for giving up the appeal and thereby allowing the Daejangdong group to pocket as much as 780 billion won in criminal proceeds-no matter how much he tries to deceive the people, he will never escape these responsibilities."

Kim Eunhye, deputy floor leader for policy, also commented on lawyer Nam Wook's request to the prosecution for the lifting of asset preservation, saying, "The mastermind behind dropping the appeal is surely the one who fears the next trial the most if this case is appealed. The Daejangdong criminals are acting so brazenly because they believe in this." She criticized, "If the state not only fails to protect the people's assets but even plunders them, it has forfeited its right to govern."

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