▲ Representative Lee Jae-myung bows and apologizes at the meeting of the Democratic Party’s supreme committee held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 17th / News 1
On the 18th, the leaders of both the South Korean opposition party and the Democratic Party said, “It is the amount of gasoline or meal costs for the person in charge” and “It was not actually handed over,” related to the suspicion of distributing envelopes containing cash at the 2021 party convention. It might be,” said a statement. Just one day after President Lee Jae-myung apologized to the public on the previous day, a series of remarks were made to reduce the suspicion. The non-mainstream faction, which has been watching the situation within the party, said, “The fate of the party is at stake like a tsunami,” and “..
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▲ Representative Lee Jae-myung bows and apologizes at the meeting of the Democratic Party’s supreme committee held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 17th / News 1
On the 18th, the leaders of both the South Korean opposition party and the Democratic Party said, “It was the amount of gasoline or meal costs for the person in charge” and “It was not actually handed over,” related to the suspicion of distributing envelopes containing cash at the 2021 party convention. It might be,” said a statement. Just one day after President Lee Jae-myung apologized to the public on the previous day, a series of remarks were made to reduce the suspicion. Non-mainstream factions that have been watching the situation within the party have used expressions such as “a tsunami-like crisis in which the fate of the party is at stake” and “we should prepare for the formation of a second party”, and “the leadership is reluctant to deal with it”. criticized as “target”. With some pointing out the role of former president Lee Nak-yeon, some speculated that the Lee Jae-myung regime faced the greatest crisis.
Rep. Jeong Sung-ho, chairman of pro-Lee Jae-myung lawmakers, said, “People generally think the amount is large, but the amount is at the level of working-level car, gasoline, and meal costs.” . Regarding the suspicion that the names of pro-Lee Jae-myung lawmakers, such as the Seven-member Association, were listed in the “list of envelopes containing cash,” Jeong said, “I tried not to be told that Lee Jae-myung’s side was interfering in the party convention. ” he denied. Rep. Jeong also said, “If Song had known about such a specific amount of money, he would not have tolerated it.”
The leadership of the Democratic Party continued to deny the allegations. Rep. Seo Yeong-gyo, a supreme member of the party, said in a telephone interview with the newspaper, “It’s unclear how many envelopes were handed over or just collected without being handed over.” Rep. Seo said, “If the contents (facts) of the envelope containing the cash had been known, the prosecution would have been investigating it since last year.” Rep. Jang Kyung-tae, who is also a member of the Supreme Council, said, “It is impossible for the party to investigate the truth on its own.” I can’t say either,” he said.
One DPJ lawmaker said, “Members of the party are too busy to have time to spare,” adding, “It is impossible for lawmakers to directly receive envelopes containing cash. “Even if it were to go on the market, there is no way lawmakers would be able to grasp the specifics of the situation.” Ultimately, the LDP believes that it has no choice but to watch the specifics of the investigation by the prosecution. A Democratic Party official said, “In order for the prosecution to prove the suspicion, the person who gave the envelope with cash, the person who received it, and the time and place must all be identified. I feel like I’m saying to
Song is scheduled to hold a press conference in Paris on the 22nd and announce his position. Song said that he was unaware of this and that it was a “political investigation” by the prosecution. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) made a series of remarks urging them to make a decision, such as the early return of former leader Song. Floor leader Park Hong-geun said, “Former leader Song should go through the process of quickly entering Korea, explaining what needs to be explained, and explaining what needs to be explained.”
Non-mainstream factions within the party criticized the leadership all at once. Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-young, who is visiting Japan, said, “This is a problem that should be dealt with at the level of a second party.” ” he claimed. Pro-Lee Nak-yeon lawmaker Yang Gi-dae also commented on the future actions of former leader Lee Nak-yon, who left for the United States after finishing his father-in-law’s funeral, saying, “Due to the development of suspicion, he himself (former leader Lee) returned to Japan, It will play a certain role,” he said. Rep. Yang said, “If we humbly wait for the punishment and weep and cut Ma Zhao, the situation will become unmanageable later.” .
Rep. Kim Jong-min also criticized Lee Jae-myung’s leadership in a telephone interview with the newspaper, saying, “The leadership of the party is responding easily to an incident like a huge tsunami. Regarding Lee’s apology the day before, he said, “The measures taken yesterday are not enough. This means that it is necessary for those concerned to voluntarily withdraw from the party. Other non-Lee Jae-myung lawmakers also commented, “Rep. Song, Yoon Kwang-seok, and Lee Sung-man, who advised those involved in the real estate scandal to leave the party, should leave the party for the time being.” If you keep running around like this, you’ll have no choice but to be swayed by the prosecution.”
Reporter Won Sung Woo
Chosun Ilbo / Chosun Ilbo Japanese version
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