Min Hyung-bae Announces Candidacy for Supreme Council Member: "Determined to Fight Until Death"

Min Hyung-bae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, held a press conference at the Yeouido party headquarters on the 9th and declared his candidacy for the Supreme Council member election in the party convention, saying, "Former leader Lee Jae-myung needs a Supreme Council member he can trust to entrust work with confidence."

Min said, "The prosecution dictatorship's drunk driving cannot be stopped by common-sense methods."

He criticized, "Yoon Seok-yeol's prosecution dictatorship is driving the highway called the Republic of Korea in a state of intoxication," and "The president's spouse, who gives directions from the passenger seat, is also in a state of intoxication."

He added, "Former leader Lee Jae-myung needs a Supreme Council member he can trust to entrust work with confidence," and "I was the first to support former leader Lee in the last National Assembly, and he entrusted me with the position of head of the party's Strategic Planning Committee and the Special Countermeasures Team for Political Prosecution Case Fabrication during difficult times."

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(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Han Jong-chan = On the afternoon of the 22nd, Min Hyung-bae, the head of the Special Countermeasures Team for Political Prosecution Case Fabrication, is speaking at the launch ceremony held at the Democratic Party leader's office in the National Assembly. 2024.4.22
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Referring to his history of leaving the Democratic Party to push for the 'Geomsu Wanbak' (complete removal of prosecution's investigative authority) legislation during the 21st National Assembly and then rejoining, he said, "I was wounded all over my body due to leaving the party, but I did not complain and kept fighting."

Min stated, "If I cannot bring it down, I would rather fight until death, with the determination that I must risk my life to win," and "I will promote the improvement of the Democratic Party's structure as a mid-term task, where everyone as a party member has one vote."

He emphasized, "If I become a Supreme Council member, the first priority will be to overthrow the prosecution dictatorship, and after that, I will work hard to decentralize power not only regionally but also the power itself," adding, "Since the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials and the Central Investigation Office have regional organizations, it will be important where to place the regional headquarters, and I think it is perfectly fine to move out of Seoul."