Ruling and Opposition Parties Clash Over 'Abandonment of Daejang-dong Appeal' at National Assembly Judiciary Committee

People Power Party Holds Protest at Supreme Prosecutors’ Office
Democratic Party Pushes for Parliamentary Investigation and Hearings

Regarding the prosecution's decision to abandon the appeal in the Daejang-dong case, the ruling and opposition parties are set for a direct confrontation at the full session of the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee on the afternoon of November 11, 2025.

Members of the People Power Party's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, including Na Kyungwon, are holding a press conference on the 10th at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, regarding the urgent demand to open a session for questioning related to the 'Abandonment of Appeal in the Daejang-dong Case.' Yonhap News Agency

As the two parties failed to reach an agreement, the full session will be held with the agenda still "undecided." Although it is highly likely that institutional witnesses such as Justice Minister Chung Sungho will not attend, both parties are expected to engage in heated debate through procedural remarks and other means.

The People Power Party demanded that the presidential office and other higher authorities clarify whether there was any involvement in the case. In the morning, they visited the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office to hold a protest rally. Song Eonseok, floor leader of the People Power Party, argued, "The real mastermind behind the abandonment of the Daejang-dong appeal is President Lee Jaemyung, who confidently declared, 'I designed Daejang-dong myself.'" He also called for the immediate resignation of Acting Prosecutor General No Manseok, saying, "The person who hammered the final nail into the prosecution's coffin is the cowardly and servile acting prosecutor general."

In contrast, the Democratic Party of Korea claims that the prosecution initially investigated the Daejang-dong case through coercive fabrication. The party has taken a hardline stance, stating that it will use all available means-including a parliamentary investigation and hearings-to uncover the full truth of the case. Furthermore, regarding the prosecutors who collectively protested the abandonment of the appeal, the Democratic Party characterized their actions as a "coup-like insubordination" and called for an internal inspection.

Democratic Party spokesperson Kim Jiho stated, "Frontline prosecutors openly denying their superior’s decision and pressuring the organization through collective action is a clear act of insubordination and an abuse of public authority entrusted by the people," adding, "This is not independence of prosecutorial power, but a misuse of it."

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