Song Unseok: "Special Prosecutor on Alleged Manipulation Is Like a Thief Appointing the Police... We Will Fight to the End"

On Cho Eungcheon's Proposal for a Meeting of Capital Region Mayoral Candidates: "A Timely Suggestion"

Song Unseok, Floor Leader of the People Power Party, commented on May 3 regarding the Democratic Party of Korea's "Special Prosecutor Bill on Alleged Manipulation of Investigations and Prosecutions by the Yoon Suk Yeol Administration," stating, "This special prosecutor on the withdrawal of indictment is like a thief appointing the police," and added, "We will fight to the end in every possible way within the parliamentary framework."

On this day, Floor Leader Song held a press conference at the National Assembly and said, "(This special prosecutor) is a privilege for the President that ordinary citizens couldn't even imagine. While ordinary citizens must pay traffic violation fines without exception, the President is exonerated of wrongdoing by deploying a parliamentary investigation and now a special prosecutor," he said.

Song Eunsuk, floor leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on April 30, 2026. Photo by Hyunmin Kim

Floor Leader Song acknowledged, "As a minority opposition party, our legal means are quite limited, but the arrogance of thinking they can do as they please just because they have the numbers will not be tolerated by the public, regardless of the number of seats."

He also said, "The upcoming June 3 local elections are expected to become a referendum on the legitimacy of the President's withdrawal of indictment," and added, "This election will ask whether it is acceptable to completely erase President Lee Jaemyung’s trial, whether the President should enjoy such privileges, and whether this is a country of privilege and unfairness or a country of rule of law and justice."

Meanwhile, Floor Leader Song commented on the proposal by Gyeonggi Province Governor candidate Cho Eungcheon, who suggested in a press conference that candidates for metropolitan mayoral positions in the capital region should meet to prevent the passage of the special prosecutor bill on the withdrawal of indictment. He stated, "It is a very timely and important suggestion for all parties sharing the same view on this issue to come together and speak with one voice," but added, "However, I have not heard of any discussions among party leaders yet. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to arrange a separate meeting among the leadership?"

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