After Meeting Blue House Political Affairs Chief, Jeong Jeomsik Says Special Counsel Bill on Fabricated Indictments “Insults the People”

People Power Party floor leader Jeong Jeomsik said on the 10th, "The government and ruling party claim that the special counsel bill on fabricated indictments is intended to uncover the truth behind allegations of fabricated indictments and has nothing to do with dropping charges. This is an insult to the intelligence of the people. I think they are 'trying to pull the wool over people's eyes.'"

Newly appointed Senior Presidential Secretary for Political Affairs Choi Inho greets People Power Party floor leader Jeong Jeomsik at the National Assembly on November 10, 2026. Photo by Yoon Dongju.

Jeong made the remarks after receiving a courtesy call from newly appointed Senior Presidential Secretary for Political Affairs Choi Inho at the National Assembly that afternoon. "I hope you will explain clearly to President Lee Jae Myung that the main opposition party has no choice but to take to the streets in the cold winter to protest," he said.

Speaking about Choi, Jeong praised him, saying, "We worked together on the Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries Committee during the first half of the 21st National Assembly, and I had a very good impression of him. I have heard that later, as a secretary for the opposition majority on the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, he was a 'symbol of dialogue and consideration' who showed consideration for the ruling party, which was in the minority."

He continued, "The senior presidential secretary for political affairs is meant to serve as a bridge between Cheong Wa Dae and the ruling and opposition parties, but in the five months since I became floor leader, we have not met except at state events. I hope the new senior secretaries will visit the opposition party so often that they wear out the threshold, unlike their predecessors. Communication with the opposition is communication with the people."

In particular, regarding pending issues such as the special counsel bill on fabricated indictments, he said, "It is a bill designed to produce a finding of fabricated indictments in connection with the five trials in which President Lee is the defendant. It mobilizes the nation's systems to make the President's own trials go away, and this is absolutely unacceptable." On the Future Response Fund, he also said, "Fundamentally, it is a discretionary fund that the administration can dip into whenever it wants, without the National Assembly's approval," adding that "cuts are inevitable."

Jeong also said, "It is regrettable that political culture has become increasingly polarized lately, and dialogue between the ruling and opposition parties is breaking down. Please remember that failing to respect the opposition means failing to respect half of the people, and communicate with the opposition."

In response, Choi said, "President Lee specifically asked me to visit often, listen carefully, and convey things clearly when I told him I would meet with Floor Leader Jeong. As he requested, I will visit so often that I wear out the threshold. Drawing on my experience on the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, I will do my utmost to foster bipartisan cooperation."

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