It was reported on the 26th that the police have forwarded to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment five individuals who distributed a so-called 'Sam-il Cheonha Kim Ok-gyun Project' leaflet containing content that the Chin Yoon (pro-Yoon Seok-yeol) faction was conspiring for the early downfall of Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the People Power Party.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency recently sent five people who created and spread the 'Sam-il Cheonha Kim Ok-gyun Project' leaflet during the July 23 People Power Party convention to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on charges of defamation.
Handonghun, leader of the People Power Party, is shaking hands with Lee Cheol-gyu, a member of the People Power Party (left), at a party members' meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of July 25, two days after being elected party leader. [Image source=Yonhap News]
The leaflet contains content likening the three-day rule of the Gapsin Coup led by reformists including Kim Ok-gyun in the late Joseon Dynasty, suggesting that if Representative Han is elected, the pro-Yoon faction including Representative Lee Cheol-gyu is planning an early downfall.
Representative Lee filed a complaint with the police in July requesting an investigation into the distributors of the leaflet. Separately from this indictment, Representative Lee plans to pursue a civil lawsuit holding them accountable for the publication of false information.
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