People Power Party Launches Full Offensive Over "Manipulated Prosecution Special Prosecutor Bill"... "Judgment Must Be Delivered in Local Elections"

Leadership and Candidates Unite in Criticism,
Highlighting the Call to Hold the Administration Accountable

The People Power Party continued its offensive regarding the Democratic Party’s “Special Prosecutor Bill on Alleged Investigation and Prosecution Manipulation,” highlighting the need to hold the administration accountable ahead of the June 3 local elections.

People Power Party member Park Seonghoon is questioning at the National Assembly Planning and Finance Committee's government audit held on the 24th at the Bank of Korea Daegu-Gyeongbuk Headquarters, covering the Bank of Korea Daegu-Gyeongbuk Headquarters and Pohang Headquarters, Daegu Regional Tax Office, Daegu Headquarters Customs, Daegu Procurement Office, and Northeast Regional Statistics Office. Photo by Yonhap News

Party leader Jang Donghyeok, in a Facebook post that day, referred to the bill as “Lee Jaemyung’s crime eraser special prosecution,” criticizing it as “an act of disregarding the people” to pursue withdrawal of indictments ahead of the elections. He further stressed the need for judgment at the local polls.

Chief spokesperson Park Sunghoon stated in a commentary, “Even amid the controversy over the special prosecutor bill, President Lee Jaemyung remains silent,” and argued that “he must clarify his position on the background of promoting the bill.” He also pointed out that if the president does not exercise his veto, political responsibility will increase.

Spokesperson Ham Inkyung also emphasized the need for checks through the elections, stating, “A politics focused solely on judicial defense of power finds it difficult to win the choice of the people.”

Local election candidates joined the criticism as well. Seoul mayoral candidate Oh Sehoon pointed out, “Aren’t they trying to use the election results as a justification to push the bill?” while Daegu mayoral candidate Chu Kyungho stated, “It is difficult to accept the repeated use of special prosecutors and the investigation structure related to their own cases.”

The People Power Party’s approach is interpreted as a strategy to rally moderate and conservative voters and steer the election landscape in its favor in light of the current controversy.

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