The Supreme Court delivered a ruling on the 1st that overturned the conviction of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for president, on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act, and Kweon Seong-dong, the People Power Party's floor leader, noted it as "a victory for common sense and a restoration of the rule of law."
Kweon noted during a meeting with reporters that "Candidate Lee should take responsibility for his past violations of the law and the delay in his trial, and I hope he resigns from his candidacy immediately."
He criticized the appellate court that overturned the original ruling that deprived Lee of his eligibility to run, saying, "The ruling of the second instance court, blinded by factional logic, was an anti-rule of law and anti-constitutional judgment that reduced the law to a political tool," and added, "The Supreme Court corrected this in a timely manner, confirming for the people that judicial justice is indeed alive, albeit late."
Kweon also stated, "The judges of the second instance must take responsibility for this Supreme Court ruling," and expressed hope that the Seoul High Court, which handled the second instance of this case, would hold a retrial on Lee's case as soon as possible to make a clear judgment on the legal risks before the June 3 election.
Regarding the renewed controversy over the current president's immunity from prosecution under Article 84 of the Constitution due to the Supreme Court's decision, he remarked, "There is no need to discuss the controversy," emphasizing that there is no reason to elect a candidate who has been clearly ruled by the Supreme Court to have violated the Public Official Election Act.