The Democrat “Yen calls himself the ‘king’ of this country… “I will fight with the people in the street.”

(Edaily reporter Li Daoying) On the 1st, the first weekend after the 22nd National Assembly term began, the Democratic Party of Korea held an outdoor rally in downtown Seoul and announced President Yoon Seok-yeol’s bill on the appointment of members of the National Assembly. The special prosecutor revealed the truth of obstructing the investigation into the death of marines in the line of duty and concealing the incident, “There is pressure to accept (Special Prosecutor Cai Haijun Law)”.

On that day, the Democratic Party held a “National Rally to Condemn the Yoon Seok-yeol Administration and Implement the Maritime Special Prosecutor Law” near Seoul Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. Representative Lee Jae-myung, floor leader Park Chan-dae, and party leaders Park Jung-hyun, Seo Young-kyo, Ko Min-jung, and Jang Kyung-tae all attended.

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Park Chan-dae, a representative of the party, and other participants shouted slogans at a national rally held near Seoul, condemning the Yoon Seok-yeol regime and implementing the “Special Maritime Prosecutor Act” at the station on the afternoon of the 1st (Photo = Yonhap News Agency)

Rep. Lee Jae-myung said, “In this election, the public evaluated the opposition party and the president by giving it an overwhelming majority through legal means.”

He went on to say that “the Republic of Korea is not a country ruled by a king under President Yoon, but a democratic republic, a grassroots country”, adding that “we cannot allow the power entrusted to us to be used for private purposes”.

Rep. Lee then encouraged citizens and supporters to take “collective action.” This was interpreted as an intention to put pressure on the government and the ruling party through a public opinion war, as the “Chae Hae-byung Special Prosecutor Act” promoted by the major opposition party was blocked by President Yoon’s right of reconsideration request (veto power). ).

“Right now, it seems difficult for the country to move forward smoothly by relying on the power of the agents we have entrusted,” said Rep. Lee. “It is time for the people to stand up as the subject and owner of power in this country,” he said, “Shouldn’t we directly prove that all power has been entrusted to us to use in a short period of time for our benefit?”

Rep. Lee continued, “I tried to work in Congress, but the president rejected everything. He criticized, “If the president refuses, Congress cannot make legislation no matter how much the majority agrees.” He added, “Denying the separation of powers is to deny the right to conduct special investigations.”

“It is difficult to fight only within the congressional system now,” he said. “We will fight together, inside and outside,” he stressed, adding, “We will do our best on the front lines using the power given to us by the people, but we will fight without stopping in the streets together with the people”.

“Any expectations that might have been raised ended in disappointment and anger,” said Park Chan-dae, a representative of the House of Representatives. “In the end, the Marine Corps special prosecutor bill was rejected, President Yoon blatantly obstructed the investigation, and the ruling party betrayed the people,” he said.

He went on to say, “An anti-national president who betrayed the people who asked him to reveal the truth about the Marines’ deaths, an anti-constitutional president who ignored the National Assembly’s legislative power and abused his veto power,” adding that “the people who rejected the special prosecutors are the culprits, and all circumstances indicate that this is a case where the Marines died in the line of duty.” He claimed, “They are treating President Yoon as a subject of external pressure to investigate.”