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The Democratic Party of Korea strongly protested on the 19th, announcing the suspension of the state inspection of the prosecution’s attempt to seize and search the central party in Yeouido.
Prosecutors arrested Kim Yong, vice president of the Institute for Democracy, on charges of receiving illegal political funds from businesses participating in the Daejang-dong development project in the morning, and in the followingnoon, they began a search and seizure of the Democratic Party headquarters.
In an ’emergency notice’ sent to lawmakers, floor leader Park Hong-geun said, “Political Prosecutor Yoon Seok-yeol is attempting to seize and search our company.” did.
“The search and seizure of the central party of the opposition party is unprecedented,” said floor leader Park.
In response to this request, the National Assembly’s education committee and the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, etc., were suspended from standing committees chaired by the Democratic Party.
After that, dozens of Democratic lawmakers and party officials gathered in front of the company and confronted the prosecution with a sign that read, ‘I condemn the Yun Seok-yeol regime, political oppression’.
The Democratic Party Advisory Council also issued a statement saying, “The Democratic Party’s attempt to seize and search the company is an act of encroachment on the heart of the first opposition party.”
Rep. Park Beom-gye, chairman of the party’s ‘political oppression committee for the Yoon Seok-yeol regime’, and other members of the party proposed a voluntary submission method to secure data without entering the party, but the prosecution rejected it.
In the process, lawmaker Joo Cheol-hyeon, a former prosecutor, said, “If I go now (for a search and seizure), I have cleared all the (data),” causing controversy.
Spokesperson Kim Eui-gyeom met with reporters during the prosecution’s search and seizure attempt, and explained, “(Deputy Director Kim) does not have a private office, there is a public office, but he did not touch this space or the computer at all.”
The prosecution, which started executing the search and seizure warrant at 3:05 pm, withdrew from the scene at 10:47 pm following regarding 7 hours and 40 minutes.
The party leadership held an emergency supreme committee meeting at the company from around 10 pm to discuss measures for seizure and search for regarding an hour and a half.
Representative Lee Jae-myung, who was initially expected to be absent, also attended the meeting to discuss countermeasures at the party level.
The party leadership held an emergency general meeting of the National Assembly on the morning of the 20th to decide on the party’s response in the future, including whether to participate in the National Assembly in the future.
Spokesperson Kim told reporters, “Some government officials will inevitably face setbacks.”
He said, “Usually, a warrant is valid for one week, and it is impossible to know when and how the warrant will be executed during that week,” he said.
In some cases, it is expected that Democratic lawmakers will take turns blocking the entrance of prosecutors in front of the company.
Supreme Councilor Jeong Cheong-rae told the supporters who were protecting the company, “We were struck by an unexpected blow today, but we concluded that the party members and lawmakers fought well and prevented the invasion of the company.” finished,” he said.
/yunhap news