2024-05-07 06:11:28
The Democratic Party of Korea‘s leadership recently raised ‘a theory of conflict between Yongsan (the President’s Office) and the prosecution’ in relation to the prosecution’s decision to speed up the investigation by forming a dedicated investigation team into the controversy over the receipt of First Lady Kim Kun-hee’s Dior bag. This is a phenomenon that shows the conflict following the ruling party’s crushing defeat in the general election. In response to this, inside the President’s Office, there was a dismissal, saying, “There is political intent in the opposition party’s raising of conflict rumors,” and an uncomfortable atmosphere regarding the expansion of the prosecution’s investigation team. It was reported on the 6th that Prosecutor General Lee Won-seok recently expressed his intention to his associates, saying, “I will conclude major investigations, including those related to First Lady Kim Kun-hee and Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, before the end of my term in September this year.” Prosecutor General Lee recently heard from a number of senior members of the legal community, including former prosecutors general, that “Ms. Kim’s case should be investigated quickly and in accordance with principles.” It is reported that he received several phone calls saying, “If there is any further delay, the entire prosecution will lose the public’s trust.”
Park Chan-dae, floor leader of the Democratic Party, said on this day, “A tense relationship is forming between Yongsan (the President’s Office) and the prosecution,” and claimed, “There may be dissatisfaction with the ‘Kim Kun-hee faction’ within the prosecution.” He said, “I think that Han Dong-hoon (former People Power Party Emergency Committee Chairman), Lee Won-seok (Prosecutor General), Song Kyung-ho (Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office), and others are making a big show of doing the ‘Kim Geon-hee investigation.’” Spokesperson Park Seong-joon, who was appointed as the party’s new senior vice-presidential representative, also said, “Not only President Lee but also the prosecution believed that the organization itself could be in danger if they delayed the investigation related to Ms. Kim any further.” “I think I decided, ‘This won’t work.’” Spokesperson Choi Min-seok said, “If we cover up Ms. Kim with a promise-making-style investigation, the prosecution will no longer have a place to stand.”
In response to this, a high-ranking official in the Presidential Office said, “I believe that the raising of conflict rumors (by the opposition) shows political intent,” and added, “We have no plans to comment on matters under investigation.” Considering the sensitivity of the issue, it is interpreted as an intention to refrain from making an official response and prevent unnecessary conflicts with the prosecution, such as controversy over intervention in the investigation. However, some people were also sensitive to the prosecution’s investigation. A person in the President’s Office said, “The structure of the case is simple,” and “I am curious as to why the prosecution is trying to expand the investigation team at this point.” An official from the ruling party said, “There seems to be a lot of speculation within the party, with reactions divided between those saying it was a ‘promise sparring’ coordinated behind the scenes with President Yongsan’s office and others saying it was the beginning of a ‘low-rise situation for the prosecution.’”
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2024-05-07 06:11:28