2023-06-19 08:55:20
Lee Jae-myeong, the representative of the Democratic Party of Korea, gives a speech at the National Assembly on the 19th. yunhap news
Lee Jae-myung, the representative of the Democratic Party, who was criticized for being a ‘bulletproof run’ since he ran for the June 1 by-election of the National Assembly last year while holding ‘judicial risks’ such as suspicions related to the development of Daejang-dong I announced on the 19th that I would put it down. It seems to be an attempt to crack the passport strategy that focuses on the attack of ‘Bulletproof Democratic Party’ ahead of next year’s general election. In addition, it is interpreted that Lee himself has removed the ‘obstacle’ of reform before the full-scale innovation work of the ‘Kim Eun-kyung Innovation Committee’, which will finish the personnel appointment this week at the earliest. Representative Lee’s declaration of giving up the privilege of non-arrest, which gave a speech by the representative of the negotiating group in the National Assembly that day, was a sudden content that was not in the manuscript distributed to the media in advance. While reading this passage, which was inserted separately between the prepared manuscripts, on the spot, CEO Lee said, “(President Seok-yeol Yoon) mobilized all the prosecutors and police for more than a year after taking office, and (Lee Jae-myung) used the state’s capabilities to appease and threaten those involved in making a crime. are exhausting The prosecutors, who have conducted more than 300 searches and seizures targeting me, are conducting full-scale investigations of former and current public officials in Seongnam-si and Gyeonggi-do, and continue to carry out additional intense searches.” At the same time, he said, “I will give up my right to non-arrest for political investigations against me.” Cases that are still in the investigation stage are lined up in front of CEO Lee, who is on trial after being prosecuted for the suspicion of preferential treatment for the development of Daejang-dong and the suspicion of donating to Seongnam FC. △ Suspicion of Baekhyeon-dong development corruption △ Suspicion of preferential treatment for the Jeongja-dong tourist hotel development project △ Suspicion of preferential treatment for the Jeongja-dong Korea Gas Corporation site development △ Suspicion of remittance from the Ssangbangbang Group to North Korea. Some of the non-mainstream members of the party have a suspicious look, saying, “Isn’t Lee putting down the privilege of not being arrested after watching the prosecution’s investigation?”, but Lee’s explanation is different. Representative Lee’s official said, “The prosecution’s investigation behavior is at the level of an all-time frenzy, so we believe that no matter what the case, we will issue an arrest warrant for CEO Lee sooner or later.” For this reason, it is reported that recently, CEO Lee has been seriously discussing with his aides the issue of an arrest warrant that will be passed over to the National Assembly if an arrest warrant is requested. Representative Lee said, “When the prosecution said, ‘Take anything,’ and grappled, there was a concern that ‘you have to risk something (the number of wins). He saw that the’bulletproof frame’ is the only general election strategy of the ruling party, so it should be broken and neutralized early.” It is in the same context as when CEO Lee said during his speech, “I will not give excuses (to the ruling party).” There is also a level of opening the water for the activities of the party innovation committee ahead of the official launch. Another party official said, “Isn’t it the subject of innovation that CEO Lee himself holds the privilege of not being arrested? He must have removed this stumbling block, he would have seen that the cause of the innovation committee would stand.” Rep. Woo Won-shik, who is close to CEO Lee, said, “It marked the start of innovation in earnest.” The Innovation Committee will hold its first meeting on the 20th, presided over by Chairman Kim Eun-kyung, gathering some of the members whose appointments have been completed. Representative Lee’s ‘surprising announcement’ gave applause from the Democratic Party’s seats in the main hall of the National Assembly. However, there is also a lot of criticism within the party that it is a ‘mansijitan’. This is because the motion for the arrest of Lee, related to the suspicion of preferential treatment for the development of the Daejang-dong and Wirye projects in February, was presented four months after the National Assembly’s ‘rejection of the jaw-dropping’. A re-elected member of the Democratic Party said, “It is disappointing to see the party come out late only after it is in a mess.” However, the privilege of non-arrest of lawmakers is guaranteed by the Constitution (Article 44), so if the National Assembly is in session, even if Representative Lee does not want it, he must go through the process of handling the motion for arrest at the plenary session of the National Assembly. For this reason, the Democratic Party is expected to fulfill its promise in such a way as to set a ‘passing party argument’ when the prosecution requests an arrest warrant in the future. Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon met with reporters at the National Assembly that day and commented on Lee’s declaration of waiver of non-arrest privilege, saying, “I think the statement that we will act within the procedure according to the Korean judicial system is better than what we have said before. But I don’t know how to put it into practice.” Reporter Uhm Ji-won [email protected]
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