People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok said on the 16th that "Chief Justice Jo Hee-de has become the first person accused under the law-distortion offense, and judges and prosecutors who went against the wishes of the administration have been accused one after another," adding, "An era of lawless dictatorship has begun."
At a supreme council meeting at the National Assembly the same day, Jang said, "Rep. Yang Moon-seok, who lost his seat for fraud, is set to file a constitutional petition on his trial, and even if criminals recklessly accuse prosecutors and judges of the law-distortion offense, there is virtually no way to rein it in."
He said, "I want to ask whether a world where prosecutors and judges must read criminals' faces is the judicial justice that the Lee Jae-myung administration claims," adding, "If this continues, Korea will become a judicial jungle where only those with power and money receive the protection of the law."
Floor leader Song Eon-seog also said, "The three evil laws that destroy the judiciary shattered the criminal justice system within a day of taking effect," adding, "As soon as the four-tier appeals system was introduced, shameless offenders such as former Rep. Yang Moon-seok, a loan fraudster, as well as sex offenders and extortionists jumped on the four-tier track."
Song pointed out, "A black comedy in which police investigate the chief justice's application and interpretation of the law has unfolded in 21st-century Korea."
He continued, "Some media even raised a backroom-deal rumor that prosecutorial investigative authority would be handed over in exchange for canceling indictments," adding, "Depending on the case, there are observations that even presidential impeachment could be possible."
Citing Kim Yong, Song Young-gil, Chong Won-o, Kim Kyeong-soo and Chun Jae-soo, Song said, "Korea's judicial system is truly entering an era of great confusion," adding, "The damage will ultimately fall on the people."