"이 대통령 구하려 본색 드러내" 국민의힘 법사위원 집단 퇴장 [현장영상] / 채널A

Summary

People Power Party members of the National Assembly’s Judiciary Committee condemned the Democratic Party for advancing a special prosecutor bill without consulting the opposition. They argued that the bill’s stated aim—investigating alleged fabricated indictments—conceals an effort to protect President Lee Jae-myung and disrupt or end his ongoing criminal cases.

The members said many of the bill’s 17 investigation subjects involve Lee or his associates. They cited the Daejang-dong and Wirye development cases, the Ssangbangwool matter, Seongnam FC, Baekhyeon-dong, and allegations of perjury and corporate credit-card misuse. They objected that a president who is a defendant could appoint a special prosecutor to investigate cases involving himself, calling this a conflict of interest and a threat to equality before the law, fair trials, and judicial independence.

They said that although the bill reportedly removed an explicit power to withdraw indictments, provisions allowing decisions on whether to maintain indictments could still enable a special prosecutor to build grounds for terminating Lee’s cases. They also criticized the Democratic Party for changing the bill’s provisions in response to the president’s comments, portraying this as evidence that the legislation was politically directed rather than an independent search for the truth.

The lawmakers called for the bill to be withdrawn and warned they would use every available means to block it. They said they would decide whether to attend an afternoon committee meeting, but would return to oppose the bill if the Democratic Party tried to advance it further.

Presenters and Contributors

• People Power Party members of the National Assembly’s Judiciary Committee; individual speakers are not clearly identified in the subtitles.