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Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon said, “This is not a war, it’s a criminal investigation,” said Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, scheduled for tomorrow.
Minister Han met with reporters before the plenary session of the Special Committee on Budget and Settlement of the National Assembly today and answered a question asking about the position of Chairman Lee Jae-myung on the prosecution’s summons.
Minister Han said, “Many people across the country have been investigated for the same crimes against the election law.” “This is not a war, it is a criminal investigation.”
He continued, “It is natural and not wrong for a person under investigation to defend himself in many words,” he said.
When asked about the suspension of the execution of the sentence by former Attorney General Jeong Kyung-shim, the wife of former Attorney General Cho Kuk, he said, “I think that the suspension of execution is one of the ordinary judicial systems, and I think that it is a normal judicial system if there is no pressure or disappointment that only powerful people can do.” said.
“I think it’s a matter for experts to decide independently,” he said.
Minister Han declined to answer a question about his position on the Special Prosecutor’s Office Act, saying, “I don’t know much about the situation.”