Jang Donghyuk: "Will Not Attend Constitution Day Ceremony if Negotiations on Assembly Committees Fail"

Calls for Public Participation in the Olympic Park Rally from July 17 to 19

Jang Donghyuk, leader of the People Power Party, stated on July 15, "If negotiations over the organization of the National Assembly are not carried out in a reasonable manner by Constitution Day, and if there is no progress in the special prosecutor negotiations, as the representative of the main opposition party, I will not attend the Constitution Day ceremony."

Appearing on the Penn & Mike YouTube broadcast that day, Jang explained, "Normally, negotiations for the organization of the National Assembly are concluded around Constitution Day," adding, "Even when negotiations were not completed in the past, at least the Speaker and Vice Speaker of the Assembly were elected in time for the Constitution Day ceremony."

Jang Donghyuk, leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly. Photo by Hyunmin Kim

He criticized the Democratic Party of Korea, saying, "They have unilaterally taken the standing committees they want without any consultation, and they are running the Legislation and Judiciary Committee at their own discretion," and added, "They are negotiating the rest of the standing committees on a take-it-or-leave-it basis."

He continued, "The issue of disenfranchisement is directly tied to the survival of democracy in the Republic of Korea, yet there has been no progress," and asked rhetorically, "How can I attend the Constitution Day event when seeing citizens gathered in Olympic Park being disparaged, and protesters are being labeled as mobs or rioters?"

Jang once again urged participation in the rallies scheduled to be held at Olympic Park in Seoul from July 17 to July 19. He said, "In order to realize the special prosecution led by the people and the opposition party, the power of the citizens is needed," and continued, "I am asking the public to gather in Olympic Park on July 17, Constitution Day, to mark the starting point for restoring the constitutional order of the Republic of Korea."

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