Han Dong-hoon, "Perjury Teacher"...Democratic Party "Lee Jae-myung Trial, Party Level Response"

[Anchor]
In the political world, the trial of Representative Lee Jae-myung, who was sentenced to a heavy sentence equivalent to "10 years of deprivation of the right to run for election," continues.

The People's Power plans to focus its offensive on CEO Lee's judicial risks, including the first trial of perjury teacher charges scheduled for the 25th.

The Democratic Party said it could not accept Lee's conviction and said it would take action at the party level.

I'm connecting you with a reporter from the National Assembly.

Reporter Lee Jun-yeop. After Lee's conviction, there is a backlash in the political world, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, there is a strong will within the ruling party to change the defensive phase with Lee's sentence.

In particular, in the case of CEO Lee's perjury teacher charge trial, which is scheduled to be sentenced in the first trial on the 25th, the sentence is likely to be heavier and seems to be making a total offensive.

Representative Han Dong-hoon also posted on social media in the morning, claiming that the prosecution's investigation into Lee's perjury teacher allegations was impossible if the Democratic Party of Korea's "inspection and completion" was followed the year before.

He said he did not predict such a situation, but he stressed that the investigation was possible thanks to the enforcement ordinance of the "Prosecutor's Office", which he promoted when he was the Minister of Justice.

However, in another article, it is analyzed that he has also started to manage his expression by saying that he will change and renovate according to the public sentiment without relying on reflective profits.

Some in the ruling party are calling for Lee's resignation, while at the same time revealing the truth about the deaths of those involved in Lee's cases.

Rep. Kang Seung-gyu suggested that the party should launch a "Committee to Call for Immediate Resignation of Lee Jae-myung" and a "Fact-finding Committee on Suspicious Matters Related to Lee Jae-myung."

Rep. Park Soo-young also said that an independent counsel is needed, mentioning former Director Kim Moon-ki and former head of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation Yoo Han-ki, who made an extreme choice during the investigation into the alleged Daejang-dong.

The Democratic Party is determined to maintain the unshakable representative system by consolidating the party's ranks.

Secretary-General Kim Yoon-deok held a press conference at 11 a.m. just a moment ago and said he would take legal action against Representative Lee's trial on the Public Official Election Act by taking measures at the party level.

He explained that it is different from the previous stance that he does not directly respond to the party leader's trial, because if the sentence of the "fine of 1 million won" or more is confirmed, there is a problem of returning 43.4 billion won in the presidential election expenses to the state.

He added that he personally believes the party should consider whether to respond to Lee's other trials together, but has yet to discuss them.

Lawmakers from the party's prosecutors, including Lee Kun-tae, a member of the Prosecutor's Dictatorship Committee, and Park Kyun-taek, chairman of the legal committee, gathered at the meeting, saying they could not accept the logic of the first trial's ruling.

The party's prosecution's dictatorship countermeasures committee and the Democratic Party and the Innovation Party's legal and judicial members also criticized the court in a series of statements, saying it had issued a "political judgment to kill Lee Jae-myung."

The Democratic Party of Korea is expected to focus its efforts on making a breakthrough through public opinion campaigns, including rental struggles, as the re-vote of the Special Prosecutor's Act by Kim Gun-hee is expected on the 28th.

Secretary-General Kim said, "I don't think the external situation, including the representative Lee's trial, will affect the future vote," predicting that there will be self-interference due to internal problems of the people's power.

I'm YTN's Lee Junyeop in the National Assembly.