The People Power Party condemned Kim Keon-hee, the special prosecutor who searched the central party office to secure the membership list, and the court that issued the warrant. The People Power Party's policy is to do everything possible to prevent the execution of the search warrant until its expiration.
Song Eon-seok, the emergency response committee chairperson and floor leader, said at an emergency general meeting held in front of the office of special prosecutor Min Jung-ki on the afternoon of the 18th, "To say that you will raid the membership list of 5 million members is to view the entire membership as potential criminals." He added, "The special prosecutor, which is branding the opposition party as a group of criminals, is actually committing a crime under the guise of an investigation."
He continued, "They are trying to seize the personal information of 5 million party members. This is nothing less than an attempt to annihilate a democratic party, which only occurs in dictatorial countries," and emphasized that "the unconstitutional and illegal warrant-wielding investigation conducted by the special prosecutor will go down as a dark chapter in the history of judicial justice in Korea."
About 50 members of the People Power Party attended the meeting that day. They chanted slogans such as 'Stop the political retaliation search against the opposition party' and 'Protect the members' list against the destruction of democracy,' condemning the special prosecutor's investigation. After the chairperson's opening remarks, individual members continued to speak.
Joo Jin-woo, a member of the People Power Party, said, "This special prosecutor is a biased special prosecutor created by the ruling party to investigate the opposition party. They should return the search warrant and carry out a more accurate investigation." Fellow party member Park Joon-tae pointed out, "The Democratic Party is commanding the special prosecutor to thoroughly investigate the opposition party from A to Z. The special prosecutor, due to political bias, was abolished in America decades ago."
Members of the People Power Party also held a general meeting in front of the Seoul Central District Court, which issued the search warrant. Chairperson Song criticized, "This is the very place that issued the search warrant for the special prosecutor," adding, "They are bowing down like reeds in front of the Yoon Suk-yeol regime while issuing search warrants against the opposition party according to the regime's desires."
Jang Dong-hyuk, a member and former judge, stated, "While the chaotic performance of the political special prosecutor is shocking, the court issuing warrants as if handing out train tickets is even more shocking and lamentable." He remarked, "The court has now decided to really become an instrument of the regime."
On the 13th, Kim Keon-hee's special prosecutor raided the central party office of the People Power Party in Yeouido, Seoul, related to allegations of membership enrollment from the Unification Church. However, the execution was halted after the party leadership refused to submit the membership list requested by the special prosecutor. That day, the special prosecutor sent investigators to the National Assembly to ask for cooperation from the People Power Party in securing the membership list.