Lee Jae-myung's additional indictment... "Even if I do it, it's too much" vs. "By law."

[Anchor]
The Democratic Party of Korea protested the prosecution's oppression of Lee Jae-myung's indictment on charges of professional breach of trust, saying it was too much to do.

On the other hand, the ruling party, the People's Power, criticized that it is common sense that the law is equal to all, saying that Lee himself shouted "as per the law."

I'm connecting with the National Assembly reporter, reporter Kim Da-yeon!

Please tell us the reaction of the ruling and opposition parties in detail.

[Reporter]
The Democratic Party of Korea says it is too much to say that it will investigate and prosecute Chairman Lee Jae-myung until he dies.

Cho Seung-rae, a senior spokesman, said at a press conference at the National Assembly that the prosecution's plan is to lock the overwhelmingly supported political leader in court and tie his hands and feet.

At the same time, the "political prosecution" is setting the whole neighborhood on fire like an arsonist, and the ruling party is clapping, warning that the fire could be transferred at any time.

On the other hand, the power of the people was answered to reveal the truth in the court in the future, as CEO Lee himself said, saying that it was difficult to remember even the contents of the crime due to the outpouring of charges.

Senior spokesman Han Ji-ah issued a comment and pointed out that the universal common sense that the law is equal to all cannot be an exception to Lee.

Park Joon-tae, the floor spokesman, also asked the judiciary to make a quick and fair judgment, saying the opposition leader's appearance in court, not in parliament, is causing fatigue to the public.

[Anchor]
As a representative, we are now preparing for five trials, what countermeasures are the Democratic Party considering?

[Reporter]
First of all, ahead of the appeal trial for violation of the Public Official Election Act, which was recently sentenced to probation of imprisonment in the first trial, it is seen that Lee is struggling to form a representative defense team.

Some even say that the party should invest its budget to set up a defense team or form a dedicated team.

Amid criticism that he is paying taxpayers' money in the guise of the party's budget, Senior Spokesman Cho Seung-rae met with reporters at the National Assembly and explained that it needed to be reviewed because it happened during the presidential election process and has a large impact on the party.

An official from Lee's side also said that although nothing has been decided in the phone call with YTN, since Lee received a heavier sentence than expected in the first trial, he is also mentioned as a way to recruit former officials, saying that the defense logic may have collapsed.

On the other hand, the Democratic Party of Korea has not let go of its offensive to lend Kim Gun-hee's Special Prosecutor Act, which is expected to be re-voted on the 28th.

In the morning meeting, it was even said that if Kim Gun-hee was judged based on the criteria applied to representative Lee, she would be sentenced to at least life imprisonment.

In particular, Park Chan-dae took issue with the ruling party's claim that the special prosecution was unconstitutional.

At the time of Choi Soon-sil's manipulation of state affairs, he pointed out that the Constitutional Court judged that the right to recommend and appoint special prosecutor candidates was the legislative discretion of the National Assembly, so let's listen to the remarks of the meeting.

[Park Chan-dae / Minjoo Party floor leader: 70 percent of the people are in favor of Kim Gun-hee, and hundreds of thousands of people are taking to the streets for the third consecutive week, shouting for Kim Gun-hee to be independent. Kim Gun-hee's refusal to the independent counsel will signal the fall of the Yoon Suk Yeol regime.]

[Anchor]
I will also look into the situation of the ruling party.

The ruling party plans to maintain the so-called "two-track" strategy, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, for the time being, representative Lee Jae-myung's plan is to respond to the political situation in two ways: highlighting judicial risks and people's livelihoods.

Floor leader Choo Kyung-ho said at a morning meeting that he would come up with legal measures to increase the effectiveness of returning election preservation costs.

The purpose is to prevent the Democratic Party of Korea from siphoning off 43.4 billion won in presidential election expenses if representative Lee is sentenced to prison in a violation of the Public Official Election Act.

[Choo Kyung-ho / People's Power Floor Leader: We urge the majority Democratic Party to share its responsibility and role in the minimum measure to properly use people's taxpayers' money.]

The ruling party also pressured the Democratic Party of Korea to recommend special inspectors and directors of the North Korean Human Rights Foundation, launch a special pension committee, and process the budget bill within the deadline.

After meeting with small businessmen yesterday, Han Dong-hoon visited the Federation of Korean Trade Unions today to continue his people's livelihoods.Representative

said at the meeting, "I think politics is a priority-setting art," and stressed that the ruling party prioritizes improving workers' rights.

Some members of the party are closely watching to see if the fire of the so-called "party bulletin board controversy," a presidential smear posted under the name of a representative and family member, will revive in the first time in a long time.

With the pro-Yoon Seok-yeolgye at the center, the core of the issue is not freedom of expression, but name theft, and the need for party audit is repeatedly emphasized.

On the other hand, close alumni say it's not worth responding to.

A close relative told YTN that the party's bulletin board incident was 'Killing Han' and
In a radio interview, Rep. Park Jung-hoon,
, also targeted pro-Yoon-gye, saying that it seems like he is continuously burning fuel somewhere in order to see if the issue will turn off.

I'm YTN's Kim Dayeon in the National Assembly.