People Power Party's Han Mu-gyeong "Regret over Anti-Corruption Commission, Investigation Results Forced to Match Equal Numbers of Ruling and Opposition Parties"

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, is attending an emergency Supreme Council meeting related to the results of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission investigation held at the National Assembly on the 24th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] Han Mu-gyeong, a member of the People Power Party, expressed "regret over the announcement of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission's (ACRC) suspicion of violation of the Farmland Act" and stated on the 24th that it was a "forced investigation result to match the equal number of ruling and opposition party members."

He said, "The land suspected of violating the Farmland Act was purchased in 2004 and 2006," and added, "Before announcing the suspicion of violation of the Farmland Act, the ACRC should have directly visited the site to investigate 'whether it was cultivated' and the 'shape of the farmland,' but they made the decision without any such process."

He further claimed, "Considering the recent expiration of the statute of limitations on the Farmland Act violation case of a certain Democratic Party lawmaker, this case involves land purchased much earlier than that of the Democratic Party lawmaker. The ACRC is aware that there is a high possibility that the statute of limitations will expire, yet this is a forced investigation result to match the equal number of ruling and opposition party members."

Representative Han said, "I will personally prove how poorly and haphazardly this ACRC investigation was conducted by the result of a no-charge investigation."