Jung Jeom-sik, the floor leader of the People Power Party, urged the court on July 28 to "immediately resume the trial of President Lee Jae-myung regarding the election law."
During a meeting at the National Assembly, Jung stated, "Although the timing is yet to be determined, the Democratic Party is destined to return 43.4 billion won due to President Lee's violation of the election law."
His comments followed a first-instance ruling the previous day, in which former President Yoon Suk Yeol received a suspended prison sentence equivalent to disqualification from office for election law violations. After the ruling, the Democratic Party pressured the People Power Party to return 39.7 billion won in election costs to the National Election Commission.
Jung criticized the Democratic Party, saying, "While our party is still in the first instance, the Democratic Party's case was effectively confirmed by the Supreme Court's remand ruling last May. They are a pitiful party that is oblivious to the bomb falling in their own house while watching the fire in someone else's house."
He added, "It is unfair to apply the 6-3-3 principle strictly to the People Power Party's trial while indefinitely delaying the Democratic Party's trial. Resuming President Lee's election law trial is the fair and just course of action."
Jung also criticized the ruling party's plan to process a bill to abolish supplementary investigative powers in the National Assembly on July 30. He pointed out that the bill proposed by the Democratic Party does not adequately protect victims and vulnerable groups, stating, "Due to revenge against the prosecution and ambitions for the party convention, our citizens have become subjects of a hastily prepared bill experiment."
He warned, "Despite repeated warnings, the abolition of supplementary investigative powers will lead to a reality of rampant crime. All responsibility lies with the Democratic Party. When that time comes, the Democratic Party will not be able to escape the public's anger."
During a meeting at the National Assembly, Jung stated, "Although the timing is yet to be determined, the Democratic Party is destined to return 43.4 billion won due to President Lee's violation of the election law."
His comments followed a first-instance ruling the previous day, in which former President Yoon Suk Yeol received a suspended prison sentence equivalent to disqualification from office for election law violations. After the ruling, the Democratic Party pressured the People Power Party to return 39.7 billion won in election costs to the National Election Commission.
Jung criticized the Democratic Party, saying, "While our party is still in the first instance, the Democratic Party's case was effectively confirmed by the Supreme Court's remand ruling last May. They are a pitiful party that is oblivious to the bomb falling in their own house while watching the fire in someone else's house."
He added, "It is unfair to apply the 6-3-3 principle strictly to the People Power Party's trial while indefinitely delaying the Democratic Party's trial. Resuming President Lee's election law trial is the fair and just course of action."
Jung also criticized the ruling party's plan to process a bill to abolish supplementary investigative powers in the National Assembly on July 30. He pointed out that the bill proposed by the Democratic Party does not adequately protect victims and vulnerable groups, stating, "Due to revenge against the prosecution and ambitions for the party convention, our citizens have become subjects of a hastily prepared bill experiment."
He warned, "Despite repeated warnings, the abolition of supplementary investigative powers will lead to a reality of rampant crime. All responsibility lies with the Democratic Party. When that time comes, the Democratic Party will not be able to escape the public's anger."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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