Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said this at a rally held on the 2nd near Seoul Station, hosted by the Democratic Party, at the ‘National Action Day to condemn Kim Kun-hee and Yoon Seok-yeol’s corruption in state affairs and call for a special prosecutor.’ Although he did not directly mention the impeachment of the president, it was interpreted that he was in fact calling for the resignation of the government. The party’s top members directly mentioned ‘impeachment’ or suggested ‘resignation’ in a competitive manner. In the political world, there was an analysis that “although it was nominally a rally to ‘call for the acceptance of special prosecutor Kim Kun-hee’, it was in fact the start of a movement to ‘resign from power’.”
At the rally on this day, an estimated 300,000 people (police estimate 20,000) gathered, including party leaders and 170 active members. At the rally, which lasted for 2 hours and 20 minutes, the participants held signs with signs written such as ‘Special investigation of Kim Kun-hee’ and ‘Investigation of the truth about state corruption’ and chanted slogans for the government to resign.
● Lee “The Yuan regime is a ‘law-breaking regime’”
In his speech at an off-site rally, Representative Lee defined the current regime as a ‘criminal regime’ and strongly criticized it for “destroying democracy by sending troops to Ukraine without the consent of the National Assembly and the people, supporting lethal weapons, exercising unlimited veto rights, ruling by enforcement decree, and abusing power.” did it In addition, regarding the controversy surrounding the recording of President Yoon’s phone call with Myung Tae-gyun related to suspicions of interference in nominations, he took a direct hit by saying, “Even though the entire nation heard the president’s words, he is trying to deceive the people again,” and “No citizen can be fooled once, but twice.” did it
Representative Lee also mentioned the 2016 candlelight protests several times. He said, “Eight long years have passed, and I am truly sorry and sorry that I ended up spinning around and returning to the
Representative Lee did not directly mention ‘impeachment’ that day. However, at the beginning of his speech, he began by saying, “I ask for your understanding that I cannot say everything I want to say due to the heavy responsibility as the representative of the main opposition party,” and added, “I ask you to personally say more and more highly what I cannot say.” . It is reported that this was an impromptu remark by Representative Lee that was not included in the prior speech. On this day, Representative Lee imitated the movement of clenching his fist and shaking it up and down in accordance with the slogan, “Suk-yeol Yoon, step down.”
The top committee members poured out harsh criticism toward the president and his wife, directly mentioning impeachment and term-shortening constitutional amendments. Kim Min-seok, a senior member of the Supreme Council, said, “A married couple who is crueler than Park Chung-hee and more shameless than Chun Doo-hwan will face a more terrible rebuff than that.”
● 與 “‘Bulletproof Festival’ for Lee Jae-myung”
The Democratic Party plans to continue the nationwide struggle to pass the ‘Kim Kun-hee Special Prosecutor Act’ and to begin a sit-in protest inside the National Assembly from the 4th. At a press conference held at the National Assembly on the 3rd, floor leader Park Chan-dae said, “There are demands for constitutional amendment (related to the shortening of President Yoon Seok-yeol’s term) and many demands related to impeachment, and we will make every effort to implement the Special Prosecutor Kim Kun-hee Act in November.” He said. The Democratic Party is considering a plan to hold a relay sit-in protest by active members directly urging the acceptance of the Special Prosecution Act at the Rotender Hall of the National Assembly headquarters until the plenary session on the 14th, when the Kim Kun-hee Special Prosecution Act will be submitted. Park Seong-joon, senior vice-president of the National Assembly, explained, “We will hold a general meeting of lawmakers on the 4th to report the overall future strategy of the National Assembly and seek approval.”
A touring sit-in protest by each city and provincial party to form national public opinion is also being discussed. A Democratic Party official said, “We are continuing to hold outdoor rallies in major cities across the country, and if President Yoon exercises his right to reconsider (veto) the Special Prosecution Act again, we are discussing a plan to hold large-scale outdoor protests again in Seoul.” A party leadership official said, “We will continue to hold a rally condemning the government to build up public opinion, and then watch for additional evidence of government interference to determine the timing and speed of pushing for impeachment in earnest.”
The People Power Party criticized, saying, “The Democratic Party held a ‘bulletproof party’ for Representative Lee.” At a press conference that day, floor leader Choo Kyung-ho criticized the party, saying, “It is like the Bulletproof Party,” adding, “The entire nation knows that the special prosecution was just a slogan and that Representative Lee’s only goal was Bulletproof.” Representative Choo also directly criticized Representative Lee for defining the current administration as a “law-breaking regime,” saying, “This is not something a person who already has four criminal records and is on trial for four cases on 11 charges in 7 cases would say out loud.”
Spokesperson Jeong Gwang-jae said in a commentary, “The top members of the Democratic Party have poured out crude criticism,” and added, “Don’t just shout for the people’s livelihood with words, but do your duty in the National Assembly, not on the asphalt floor.”
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