"Reviewing investigation records in just two days is hard to accept"
"Incitement for regime overthrow and illegal investigations will be repeated"
"It must not become a political trial"
Na Kyung-won, a member of the People Power Party, criticized the prosecution's indictment of President Yoon Seok-yeol on charges of detention as an 'excessive personal detention' and said that dismissal of the indictment should be actively considered.
On the 27th, Na opened her remarks on her social media account by saying, "The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), which has no investigative authority, investigated charges of rebellion and obtained a warrant through trickery in a court that does not have jurisdiction." She claimed, "It was also revealed that there were shocking facts such as proxy stamping and document forgery during the arrest warrant process," and added, "The prosecution took over this illegal investigation as it was and indicted with detention."
She continued, "The prosecution also has no investigative authority over rebellion," and said, "It is hard to accept that they reviewed over 10,000 pages of investigation records in just two days." She raised her voice, saying, "Has there ever been a country where a sitting president was detained illegally and through irregular methods like this? The fundamental principles of criminal law, presumption of innocence and due process, are being shattered," and warned, "If such a precedent is solidified, national tragedies such as political investigations involving incitement for regime overthrow and illegal and irregular political investigations will be repeated endlessly."
Furthermore, Na emphasized, "In this chaotic situation where illegality and irregularity run rampant, the court must now thoroughly examine the illegality of the illegal investigation and insufficient indictment. It should lift the excessive personal detention through a decision of bail ex officio and actively consider dismissal of the indictment," and stressed, "Political trials and kangaroo courts must not occur while ignoring the presumption of innocence and due process principles."
Earlier, the Special Investigation Headquarters for Emergency Martial Law of the prosecution received the case of President Yoon's rebellion charges from the CIO on the 26th and indicted him on charges of being the ringleader of the rebellion. Accordingly, President Yoon will be held in custody for up to six months while undergoing the first trial. The defense team stated on the 27th, "The prosecution and CIO, which had no investigative authority over the president, started the investigation using abuse of authority as leverage," and argued, "They neglected the investigation into abuse of authority, which actually has investigative authority, and focused only on the rebellion charges." They also pointed out, "This is a typical separate investigation where the investigation of rebellion is based on the investigation of abuse of authority," and criticized, "It is an investigation that turns the judicial system of the Republic of Korea upside down and indicts the president, and it is a clear illegal investigation."
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