The People Power Party refrained from commenting on the arrest of former President Yoon Suk-yeol's wife, Kim Keon-hee, on the 13th, while urging for a fair investigation by the special prosecutor.
Song Eon-seok, the emergency committee chairman and floor leader, said on YTN radio that he had "nothing further to say" about the arrest warrant for Kim and added, "I would like to express that I hope the special prosecutor's investigation proceeds normally and fairly in accordance with the law and regulations."
Floor leader Yoo Sang-beom told reporters at the National Assembly that he had "nothing more to say," but questioned whether it was appropriate to claim the destruction of evidence based on completely unrelated information during the warrant review, saying it seemed like a comedy.
Yoo added, "Is it reasonable to discuss whether evidence was destroyed when conducting a search related to the Deutsch Motors case or the case of Mr. Myung-tae-kyun and suddenly bringing up unrelated, random necklaces?" and said it showed a retreat of the rule of law in Korea.
He continued, "Democratic Party of Korea leader Jeong Cheong-rae criticized the judges when the arrest warrant for drone commander Kim Yong-dae was dismissed, putting pressure on the court," and expressed great concern that the judiciary might be yielding to the pressure from the Democratic Party.
Yoon Sang-hyun, a member of the People Power Party who is suspected of being involved in the election intervention of the former President Yoon's couple, stated on Facebook, "I bow my head before the people."
He added, "The aspirations of the people who sought to build a fair and rational Korea and the efforts of the People Power Party collapsed in an instant, and the honor of the nation and the pride of the people have been deeply wounded," stating, "As a senior member of the party, I cannot be free from this historical responsibility. I sincerely apologize to the people for not preventing today's tragedy."
Earlier, the Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for Kim on charges of violating the Capital Markets Act, violating the Political Fund Act, and soliciting a bribe under the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes Act, which was requested by special prosecutor Min Jung-ki the previous night.
In response, Representative Jeong said, "Justice will prevail," adding, "It is said that delayed justice is not justice, but I hope that even delayed justice can move a step further, little by little."