People Power Party Files Police Complaint Against Special Prosecutor Kwon Changyoung for Legal Distortion

Questioning the Indictment of Na Kyungwon, Kim Kimoon, Yoon Sanghyun, and Kwon Youngjin
"Reinvestigating a Dismissed Insurrection Case... Indictment Requirements Not Met"

The People Power Party has filed a police complaint against Kwon Changyoung, the Independent Special Prosecutor who indicted lawmakers Na Kyungwon, Kim Kimoon, Yoon Sanghyun, and Kwon Youngjin on charges of obstructing the execution of special official duties, accusing him of judicial distortion.

The People Power Party's Legal Advisory Committee announced on the morning of September 3 at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency that it had reported Special Prosecutor Kwon for violation of Article 123-2 of the Criminal Act on the charge of judicial distortion. The committee argued that during the indictment process of the four lawmakers, Kwon arbitrarily interpreted the requirements for applying the law.

According to the Legal Advisory Committee, the case had previously been dismissed on December 9, 2025, after Jo Eunseok, a special prosecutor for rebellion, reviewed field video evidence and statements from police officers involved in the execution of search warrants and concluded that there was no clear evidence of the use of physical force, such as assault or intimidation.

However, on June 29, 2026, Kwon Changyoung's special prosecutor team announced through the deputy special prosecutor that "the rebellion special prosecutor's team did not conduct any investigation at all" and initiated a reinvestigation. In response, the rebellion special prosecutor publicly rebutted the next day, stating that the team had reviewed and analyzed all field video footage and multiple police testimonies and handled the case based on legal principles. Despite this, the Independent Special Prosecutor team indicted the four lawmakers on August 14, 2026.

Kim Taegyu, Member of the People Power Party. Photo by Kim Hyunmin

The People Power Party argued that although the prerequisites for the charge of obstructing the execution of special official duties—specifically, assault or intimidation against a public official—had not been met, indictments were nevertheless made. The party stated its position that knowingly applying the law when requirements have not been satisfied, or acknowledging criminal facts without lawful evidence, constitutes judicial distortion.

Kim Taegyu, the head of the People Power Party's Legal Advisory Committee, stated, "If merely standing at the scene is regarded as proof of assault or intimidation and leads to indictment for obstructing the execution of special official duties, then the elements required by law can be stretched indefinitely. It is essential to thoroughly determine whether judicial distortion occurred in the investigation and indictment process led by Special Prosecutor Kwon Changyoung."

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