Democratic Party: “National power, lay bulletproof nominations and flower paths for the ‘key man’ under external pressure on the investigation of Chae Sang-byeong’s death”

On the 23rd, the Democratic Party of Korea directly criticized former Vice Minister of National Defense Shin Beom-cheol and former National Security Office 2nd Deputy Director Lim Jong-deuk, who were implicated in the suspicion of ‘external pressure on the investigation of the death of Chae Sang-byeong’, as ‘bulletproof nominations’ for receiving nominations from the People Power Party. Former Vice Minister Shin was nominated in Cheonan-gap, South Chungcheong Province, and former Vice Minister Lim was nominated in Yeongju, Yeongyang, and Bonghwa districts in Gyeongsangbuk-do.

Spokesperson Kang Min-seok said at a National Assembly briefing that day, “Lee Jong-seop, the ‘fugitive ambassador’, temporarily returned to Korea due to the public outcry. “It is a de facto recall of the people,” he said. “There is one more point that needs to be pointed out here. “Not only did he appoint someone who was banned from leaving the country as an ambassador, but he also nominated him for the general election,” he said.

Spokesperson Kang said, “According to media reports, the person whom the Corruption Investigation Office has banned from leaving the country in connection with the suspicions of the Chae Sang-byeong case is not just one Ambassador Lee Jong-seop, but a total of six people,” adding, “The People Power Party has nominated two of them, former Vice Minister Shin and former Second Deputy Minister Lim. He claimed, “I gave him groceries.”

At the same time, “According to the seizure warrant of the Corruption Investigation Office, Candidate Shin, who was the Vice Minister of National Defense at the time, called Marine Corps Commander Kim Gye-hwan several times and told him to follow the minister’s instructions,” he said. “The People Power Party eventually paved the way to the National Assembly for the ‘key man’ of external pressure on the investigation. He pointed out, “It was given to me.”

He also said, “Did the People Power Party try to send the Minister of National Defense to flee overseas as the Australian ambassador and send the Vice Minister of National Defense to the National Assembly by giving him a ‘bulletproof nomination’? “Aren’t you ashamed of Chae Sang-byeong?” he continued, adding, “The place where Candidate Shin and others should be is not in the constituency, but in the investigation office of the Corruption Investigation Office.”

The Democratic Party appears to be waging a strong attack every day, calling for the withdrawal of the appointment of Ambassador Lee Jong-seop to Australia and an investigation by the Corruption Investigation Office, while also predicting a government investigation into suspicions of external pressure in the investigation into the death of Chae Sang-byeong and a special prosecution regarding the appointment of Ambassador Lee. Ambassador Lee died in the line of duty while searching for a missing person after a torrential rain last year while he was serving as Minister of National Defense. He is accused of exerting external pressure during the investigation into the case of a corporal.

On this day, spokesperson Park Seong-joon also pointed out in a written briefing, “This ambassador, who entered the country like a thief, is meeting cabinet members one after another,” and added, “This is a propaganda act by the President’s Office to show that they did not smuggle criminal suspects abroad.” He went on to point out, “The president’s office’s shameless media play to disguise the fact that it is a ‘return to the country on official duty’ is further increasing the public’s anger,” and added, “No citizen can be fooled by such shallow tactics.”

Kim Min-seok, head of the General Election Situation Center, also said at a briefing on the day, “It was the Yoon Seok-yeol regime that lifted the ban on Ambassador Lee leaving the country and fled the country without the consent of the Corruption Investigation Office, and it was the Yoon Seok-yeol regime that rushed the meeting and allowed him to enter the country for election purposes.” “is the top priority,” he emphasized.

Reporter Kim Na-hyeon [email protected]

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