Floor leader Song Eon-seog of the People Power Party called for simultaneous special counsels into allegations of cash and gifts from the Unification Church and into Min Joong-ki.
On the 14th at the National Assembly, Floor Leader Song held a press briefing and said, "To set judicial justice in the Republic of Korea right, we officially propose introducing a special counsel on the Unification Church," adding, "We cannot sit by while investigations stop before power and justice operates selectively."
Specifically, Floor Leader Song said, "Suspicions of collusion between the Unification Church and key figures in the Democratic Party and the Lee Jae-myung administration are being revealed one after another, including former Minister Chun Jae-soo of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF), former lawmaker Lim Jong-seong, Minister Chung Dong-young of the Unification Ministry, National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Lee Jong-seok, former presidential chief of staff Noh Young-min, and former Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul," adding, "There is even talk of the possibility of organized, structural collusion that pays the price for illegal political money solicitations."
Floor Leader Song also demanded a special counsel into Min Joong-ki's special counsel. He said, "Since the special counsel system was introduced in 1999, Min Joong-ki's special counsel is expected to go down as the worst," adding, "Min Joong-ki's special counsel has blatantly acted as a henchman of the administration and degenerated into a tool for political retaliation and suppression against the opposition."
He went on to note, "Citing that the cases were recognized during the investigation, Min Joong-ki's special counsel summoned 18 opposition figures more than 30 times and conducted over 20 raids, including at the People Power Party headquarters, but let four months pass without summonses or raids regarding suspicions that Democratic Party figures and members of the Lee Jae-myung administration received cash and gifts from the Unification Church."
On whether to jointly introduce a Unification Church special counsel bill with the Reform Party, he said, "I don't recall using the expression 'joint introduction,'" adding, "What I said was that to uncover the substantive truth, it is good to go together with anyone who shares the intent." He added, however, "We will continue to consult with the Reform Party," and said, "As floor leader, I am willing to meet with any floor leader, whether from the Reform Party or the Rebuilding Korea Party."