Lee Jae-myung, who is about to be sentenced to perjury, said, "I trust the judiciary."

[Anchor]
Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, said that the independence of the judiciary should be thoroughly guaranteed and that he believes in the judiciary of the Republic of Korea, which has protected democracy and human rights.

The remarks were made ahead of the first trial of perjury teacher charges, and attention is focused on the background.

I'm connecting with the National Assembly reporter, reporter Lim Sung-jae!

Tell us more about Lee's remarks at the Democratic Party leadership meeting.

[Reporter]
Chairman Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party poured out his remarks to the judiciary at a morning meeting.

Ahead of the first trial of the perjury teacher case next Monday, he emphasized the guarantee of judicial independence.

Lee could criticize the ruling, but he said it was not desirable to hold the entire judiciary together,
We believe in the judiciary of the Republic of Korea, which has protected democracy and human rights under the
Constitution.

Let's hear the related remarks.

[Lee Jae-myung / Minjoo Party leader: Although he was dragged to court (for two years), it was also the judiciary of the Republic of Korea that finally returned to the court and found his place after a few twists and turns]

In the past, the prosecution requested an arrest warrant absurdly, and the Democratic Party itself also passed an arrest motion due to the collapse of the battle line, but it was also the judiciary that gave it its place by dismissing the arrest warrant.

He added that even at this moment, we express our gratitude and respect to the majority of judges and the judiciary who do their best as the last bastion of human rights and democracy.

Attention is focused on the background of Lee's judicial-related message, which was released a week after the first conviction of the Public Official Election Act.

Some interpret the remarks as taking into account the fact that criticism of the judiciary continues, mainly from supporters, after the first trial of the election law violation.

[Anchor]
In the midst of this, the power of the people showed strong dissatisfaction with the Democratic-led budget review, right?

[Reporter]
Yesterday, at the plenary session of the National Assembly Steering Committee, a proposal to cut the presidential office's special activity expenses entirely led by the opposition party was approved.

It was a cut of 8.2 billion won in special activity expenses for the presidential office and the national security office, but cases such as the prosecution, police, and the Board of Audit and Inspection have been repeated recently.

In response, the People's Power strongly criticized the Democratic Party for using the National Assembly's right to review the budget as a means of retaliation.

Kim Sang-hoon, chairman of the policy committee, pointed out at the morning meeting that it can only be seen as retaliation for conducting an investigation or audit with Lee Jae-myung and others.

At the same time, he raised his voice that the budget was not a blood tax that the people paid to tie the hands and feet of the government and defend the crimes of the Democratic Party and representative Lee.Let's listen to



[Kim Sang-hoon / Chairman of the People's Power Policy Committee: The Democratic Party of Korea wants to stop fake Lee Jae-myung's crime bulletproof rallies and return the National Assembly's budget deliberation rights to normal.]

Secretary-General Seo Bum-soo also criticized the Democratic Party of Korea's retaliatory budget review, saying that public sentiment would leave the Democratic Party if it only engaged in political strife and offensive.

[Anchor]
Just a moment ago, National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik called for the formation of a special parliamentary investigation committee to find out the truth about the death of Chae Sang-byung, so please share the news.

[Reporter]
National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik held a press conference and said he would launch a parliamentary investigation process to find out the truth about the Coporal Chae death.

At the same time, he asked the ruling party and the opposition party to appoint a special committee member for the parliamentary investigation by the 27th.

Chairman Woo suspected that an absolute majority of the people had obstructed, pressured, and attempted to cover up the case during the investigation,
The independent counsel bill passed by the
National Assembly was not realized due to the exercise of the president's right to demand reconsideration, and he explained that a parliamentary investigation is needed to investigate at the National Assembly level.

Let's hear the related remarks.

[Won-Sik Woo / Speaker of the National Assembly: The National Assembly voted on the independent counsel bill (on three occasions), but it was not realized due to the president's exercise of the right to demand reconsideration. It is the National Assembly Speaker's judgment that a parliamentary investigation is now inevitable.

The Democratic Party of Korea is also pressuring the ruling party to pursue a parliamentary investigation, saying that the people's power has no justification to reject it.

As the people's power has made it clear that the parliamentary investigation into the death of Chae Sang-byung is unacceptable, he is unlikely to accept Chairman Woo's request.

The opposition party's intention for political strife is obvious, but it cannot respond to it.

Let's listen to Bae Joon-young's remarks at the morning meeting.

[BAE JUN YOUNG / Deputy floor leader of People's Power: I will refuse to conduct a parliamentary investigation that only produces political disputes. And there's nothing more to come out of squeezing dry towels.]

In particular, he reiterated that the parliamentary investigation has been conducted in the spirit of consensus between the ruling and opposition parties.

However, Chairman Woo is in a position to start the process within this regular session of the National Assembly, so the parliamentary investigation into Chae is expected to be another detonator for the political situation in the future.

So far, I'm YTN Lim Sungjae in the National Assembly.