Democratic Party Emergency Meeting Held... "Lee Jae-myung Innocent in the Court of Public Opinion"

Emergency Joint Meeting Held at National Assembly Members' Office Building on the 16th
195 Participants Including Democratic Party Lawmakers and Regional Committee Chairs
Floor Leader Park: "Lee Jae-myung Innocent in Public Opinion and Historical Courts"

On the 16th, Democratic Party lawmakers poured out condemnation remarks regarding Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, receiving a suspended prison sentence in the first trial of the public official election law violation case, which could result in the loss of his parliamentary seat.

At the emergency joint meeting of Democratic Party lawmakers and regional committee heads held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building that day, Floor Leader Park Chan-dae said, "History will remember yesterday as the day when the rule of law was suffocated and judicial justice collapsed."

On the afternoon of the 16th, at the National Assembly Members' Office Building in Yeouido, Seoul, participants including Park Chan-dae, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea (center), and lawmakers Kim Min-seok (left) and Jeon Hyun-hee shouted slogans condemning the regime during the emergency joint meeting of nationwide regional committee heads and lawmakers. Photo by Yonhap News

He continued, "To summarize yesterday's ruling in one sentence, it means punishing memories and punishing emotions," and asserted, "In the court of public opinion and the court of history, Lee Jae-myung is innocent."

Supreme Council Member Kim Min-seok emphasized at the meeting, as relayed by Chief Spokesperson Jo Seung-rae, "This fight has historical significance as a struggle against political prosecution that has continued since the late President Roh Moo-hyun, and furthermore, it should not be overlooked that it is situated within the larger flow of 'regime change,' whether through impeachment, constitutional amendment, or resignation."

However, Kim also reportedly urged attendees, "We must not act rashly or hastily," and "Please trust the leadership's tactical judgment."

The 195 attendees stated in their condemnation statement, "The ugly intention of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration is to annihilate Leader Lee and the democratic-progressive forces," and called for "the dismantling of political prosecution."

They claimed that the prosecution's failure to actively investigate President Yoon Seok-yeol's and Myung Tae-gyun's phone conversations and Kim Kun-hee's receipt of luxury handbags is an example of 'no prosecution without power, no punishment without power,' and declared, "We will fight to the end together with Leader Lee."