A lawmakers' group that began as an internal gathering of the Democratic Party of Korea, titled "lawmakers' group to push for cancellation of the indictment in President Lee Jae-myung's case and a parliamentary investigation," has been expanded into an official body within the party.
On the 25th, at a closed Supreme Council meeting, the Democratic Party decided to create a special committee to push for a parliamentary investigation by uncovering the truth behind fabricated indictments under the Yoon Suk-yeol administration and by seeking cancellation of the indictments. Democratic Party leader Jung Chung-rae said, "Just as with insurrection, it is time to punish the prosecution's fabricated indictments," adding, "Along with completing prosecutorial reform, we make it clear that we will take every measure, whether a parliamentary investigation or a special counsel, regarding the fabricated indictments that occurred under the Yoon Suk-yeol prosecutorial dictatorship, including the Wirye New Town case, the Daejang-dong development scandal, and the killing of a civil servant in the West Sea."
Floor leader Han Byung-do will serve as chairperson of the special committee. Leader Jung said, "Because this special committee is extremely important, I have just specially appointed Han Byung-do, the Democratic Party floor leader, as chairperson," adding, "The party as the party, the government as the government, and the Blue House as the Blue House are each doing their utmost in their respective roles."
Park Soo-hyun, the Democratic Party's senior spokesperson, met with reporters after the Supreme Council meeting and explained, "The previously existing special committee responding to the political prosecution's fabricated indictments has concluded its activities, and the newly established special committee inherits those results and has been expanded and reorganized." He added, "This special committee will also embrace the purpose of the recently formed voluntary lawmakers' group for indictment cancellation and will push for a parliamentary investigation and a special counsel."
Senior spokesperson Park said, "The special committee will also include those who participated in the indictment cancellation group," adding, "We will uncover the truth and push for a parliamentary investigation into numerous fabricated indictments by the prosecution, including the killing of a civil servant in the West Sea under the Moon Jae-in administration."
Lee Geon-tae, a Democratic Party lawmaker and the coordinator of the indictment cancellation group, said, "We will cooperate closely with the party's promotion committee," adding, "(However) the indictment cancellation group is a voluntarily formed lawmakers' group. It will be operated as an organization separate from the party's promotion committee."