Park Chan-dae, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, criticized on the 12th, saying, "The prosecutors should immediately file a motion to resolve the issue (meaning that the one who caused the problem should solve it)," and noted, "They must bear the stigma of providing judicial privileges for the jailbreak of a coup leader."
Park noted during the party's Supreme Council meeting that day, "The storm following the court's cancellation of the detention and the release order by the Prosecutor General, Sim Woo-jeong, is strong," and pointed out, "As criticism arose within the prosecution and the court, the Supreme Public Prosecutors' Office instructed local prosecutors nationwide to explain the detention period in days rather than hours, as before. Isn't this contradictory?"
He increased his criticism, stating, "While saying that the method of calculating the detention period by the first trial court is problematic, how can they release Yoon Seok-yeol without appeal and respect the court's ruling but still insist on calculating the detention period as before? What does that even mean? Isn't the prosecution treating the public like monkeys?" He emphasized that "the most certain way to resolve this is for the prosecution to appeal and seek a higher court's judgment."
Park also mentioned, "There have been numerous cases in the past where the prosecution immediately appealed against the cancellation of detention. There are also cases where an appeal was made immediately after the defendant's release, resulting in a granting decision."
Additionally, Choi Sang-mok, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, was urged to appoint Ma Eun-hyeok as a Constitutional Court Justice candidate.
He questioned, "Isn't it shameful to ignore the unanimous decision of the Constitutional Court and refuse to appoint Ma as a justice, while also failing to fulfill the legal obligation to request the nomination of a special prosecutor without delay for three months?"
He continued, stating, "The main culprit inciting illegal violent gatherings and challenging public authority is precisely the Deputy Prime Minister, Choi," and criticized, "Before telling the public what to do, you should first uphold the Constitution and the law yourself."
Targeting the People Power Party, he criticized their lack of active engagement in preparing the supplementary budget, stating, "The People Power Party and the government are very negligent regarding the supplementary budget preparation," and added, "From their attitude shown during last Monday's National Assembly cooperation meeting, they seem not to intend to pursue the supplementary budget."
He then said, "The supplementary budget should be discussed separately, and pensions should be discussed separately. I don't understand this attitude of saying that if this doesn't happen, that shouldn't either," emphasizing, "The People Power Party and the government should not neglect people's livelihoods and actively engage in supplementary budget discussions."