“We must cooperate with the suspicion investigation process”… Regarding the non-indictment, “We need to wait and see if the public is satisfied.”
“I will take the lead in reforming the government and ruling party… I will fight against attempts to destroy the Constitution.”
On the 17th, Han Dong-hoon, leader of the People Power Party, publicly demanded that First Lady Kim Kun-hee’s external activities be halted and that the staff of the President’s Office, who were identified as having connections to First Lady Kim, be reorganized.
In addition, he urged Ms. Kim to honestly explain the suspicions surrounding her to the public and cooperate with related procedures to clarify the suspicions.
Han Dong-hoon, representative of the People Power Party, is making a statement at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 17th.
There is an interpretation that a representative who confirmed his leadership within the party by protecting his ‘home turf’ in the October 16 by-elections is launching a high-intensity drive to completely reform the ruling party in crisis.
Representative Han said at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on this day, “Renovation and change are the people’s command in this election,” and “The people’s worries and concerns must be resolved this time.”
He said, “As all political issues are repeatedly covered by events related to Ms. Kim, our government’s push for reform is not receiving a favorable response from the public. There are unreasonable political attacks by the opposition party, but also actions that do not meet the public’s expectations.” He pointed out, “Even though the basis for the suspicion was provided, it was not properly explained, so public sentiment deteriorated extremely.”
Representative Han then argued that three things should be implemented regarding Ms. Kim: personnel reform, cessation of external activities, and cooperation in investigating suspicions.
Representative Han said, “There is an urgent and urgent need for personnel reform in the Presidential Office related to Ms. Kim. Personnel reform is not done in response to any wrongdoing, but is done boldly when necessary for good politics and politics for the people. Now is the time.” “It’s time,” he said.
He also said, “Ms. Kim must stop external activities as she promised during the presidential election.”
Furthermore, he said that Mrs. Kim “must honestly explain the suspicions raised and actively cooperate if there are any necessary procedures to clarify the suspicions.”
First Lady Kim Kun-hee, who accompanied President Yoon Seok-yeol after completing the Korea-ASEAN Summit, is greeting farewell guests as he boards Air Force Unit 1 for his return trip to Wattay International Airport in Vientiane, Laos, on the 11th (local time).
Representative Han emphasized, “The people gave us the last chance through this election, so we must not miss this opportunity,” and added, “We must reform and change first.”
He also said, “We will prevent political brokers and opportunists from being active in conservative politics and the People Power Party,” and “We will determine the truth and hold accountable through party procedures and judicial procedures to prevent incidents like this from happening in the future.”
In particular, regarding the suspicion of poll manipulation by election broker Myung Tae-gyun, he pledged, “It is this type of public opinion poll prank that has deceived the people and turned them into spectators. In order to protect democracy, we will eradicate this type of public opinion poll prank.”
Representative Han said, “Only change and reform can prevent the opposition party’s attempts to destroy the Constitution,” and added, “I will take the lead in reforming and changing the government and ruling party and confidently confront the opposition party’s attempts to destroy the Constitution.”
This is interpreted as a remark made in response to the views of some in the pro-Yoon (pro-Yoon Seok-yeol) faction that Representative Han’s remarks regarding Mrs. Kim provide an excuse for the opposition party’s impeachment offensive.
Rather, it is interpreted as the intention that the president can be protected from the opposition party’s impeachment offensive only by preemptively resolving the public’s concerns.
After attending a training session for regional lawmakers held at the National Assembly Hall on this day, Representative Han met with reporters and said about the prosecution’s decision not to indict Ms. Kim on charges of manipulating the stock price of Deutsche Motors, saying, “It is difficult to make a judgment because the investigation records are not available from the outside.” “We need to see whether the prosecution’s explanation today is satisfactory to the public,” he said.
A view of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul.
When asked whether his request for Mrs. Kim’s ‘cooperation in the process of identifying suspicions’ was in consideration of the ‘Ms. Kim Special Prosecution Act’, he replied, “I was not referring to any specific procedure. There are excessive issues raised by the opposition party regarding various suspicions, and (we) ) He replied, “There are parts that need to be explained,” and “It is necessary to explain the issue in detail to the public.”
Regarding the possibility of a ‘passport departure vote’ when the opposition party pushes ahead with the Special Prosecutor’s Office Act in the future and the President exercises his right to request reconsideration, he said, “It seems like a very distant story.”
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