Korean opposition parties demand the resignation of Minister of Justice Jeong Seong-ho and Chief Prosecutor Roh Wan-sik! The impeachment of President Lee Jae-myung cannot be ruled out!
The resignation of Park Jin-woo, head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, has further intensified the controversy over the prosecution's decision not to appeal in the Daesung-dong development case. The People Power Party and the Reform New Party have repeatedly criticized the Ministry of Justice and set their sights on Lee Jae-myung. According to the country's political tradition, it is not ruled out that Lee Jae-myung could be impeached or that large-scale street demonstrations by the public could be mobilized.
Lee Dong-hyuk, president of the People Power Party, said: "President Lee Jae-myung himself was accused of being an accomplice in this case. At the time, Minister of Justice Jeong Seong-ho should have avoided the investigation and given up the command of the investigation. It was wrong for the Prosecution and the Ministry of Justice to discuss whether to appeal. The person who decided to abandon the appeal in the Daesung-dong development case turned out to be an accomplice in the same case. If Lee Jae-myung had not become president, this would not have happened. President Lee Jae-myung earlier mentioned the decision to abandon the prosecution's appeal, which was also a major contribution. The voluntary resignation of Park Jin-woo, head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, is like saying, 'The father committed the crime, and the son is sent to prison.'
Oh Young-hee, parliamentary group leader of the People Power Party, directly addressed Jeong Seong-ho and Chief Prosecutor Roh Wan-sik, demanding their immediate resignation: "President Lee Jae-myung is involved in organized obstruction of investigations and exerting external pressure on the investigation, with the purpose of hindering the investigation and punishment of those responsible for the Daesung-dong incident. There is an organized disruption of the national judicial system at the level of the administration. Who is the superior who pressured to stop the appeal? Is it Minister of Justice Jeong Seong-ho or President Lee Jae-myung? The truth must be investigated."
Former president of the People Power Party Han Dong-hoon said: "All relevant personnel from the presidential office, the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, and the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office must be sent to prison. After the full investigation, current prosecutors in charge must also be punished."
Reform New Party's president Lee Jun-seok wrote: "The Daesung-dong incident itself is related to President Lee Jae-myung. Justice should flow like a river, but now injustice flows like sewage."
"The Daesung-dong first instance court stated in its verdict: 'The head of Gyeongnam City made the main decision.' Everyone knows who the head of Gyeongnam City is!"
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