[Anchor]
Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, is facing his second "judicial risk" today, 10 days after being convicted of the Public Official Election Act due to the first trial of perjury teacher charges.
The Democratic Party claimed that the investigation targeting Lee was political and that it was confident of innocence, but the power of the people went on the offensive, saying that Lee Jae-myung's false politics would be put to an end.
I'm connecting with the National Assembly reporter, reporter Son Hyo-jung!
First, please tell us the atmosphere of the Democratic Party with Representative Lee ahead of the sentencing.
[Reporter]
Chairman Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party left the National Assembly a little while ago for the first trial of perjury teacher charges and told reporters that he would not judge according to the law and common sense.
Instead of specifically referring to his trial, the leadership meeting issued a message calling for a change in the government's attitude, mentioning the economic and international situation, so listen for yourself.
[Lee Jae-myung / Minjoo Party leader: The role of the government shines when people's livelihoods and the economy are in trouble. In order for the Republic of Korea to revive its declining economy and restore people's livelihoods, it is essential to shift to an active fiscal stance.]
Representative Lee seems to be focusing on the people's livelihood, refraining from making remarks that could stimulate the judiciary.
However, the Democratic Party's supreme council members all pleaded not guilty to Lee's perjury teacher charges, saying, "There is no perjury or teacher."
Supreme Council member Jeon Hyun-hee pointed out that no matter how much political prosecutors try to remove political opponents, they cannot create a crime that does not exist,
Kim Byung-joo, a supreme council member, also said that the prosecution's evidence, which only made some remarks, is ineffective and that he is confident of his innocence.
Representative Lee Jae-myung asked lawmakers to refrain from seeing him off, but many lawmakers are expected to stand in front of the court today, waiting for the results of Lee's sentence.
However, there are many concerns that they cannot guarantee innocence in this sentence at a time when the first trial of violation of the Public Official Election Act on the 15th showed heavier-than-expected deprivation of the right to run for election.
In a phone call with YTN, an official from Lee's side said there is a possibility that an unexpected ruling will come out again this time due to the ridiculous blow last time.
Once the Democratic Party of Korea's single team centered on Lee seems solid, but if he is sentenced to deprivation of his right to vote every 10 days, the blow seems inevitable.
As doubts are raised about Lee's presidential bid, some predict that the move to seek alternatives for Lee will also begin in earnest.
[Anchor]
Then, let's look at the ruling party's atmosphere, which has been highlighting representative Lee's judicial risks every day.
[Reporter]
The people's power is the opposite of the Democratic Party of Korea, and representative Lee will not only be guilty, but also be sentenced to a heavier sentence.
CEO Han Dong-hoon stressed at the morning Supreme Council that Lee's judicial risk has become a reality, saying that the perjury teacher charge is a representative obstruction of justice.
[Han Dong-hoon / Representative of People's Power: Lee Jae-myung's judicial risk is no longer a risk but is now leading to actual judicial action after the election law's prison sentence on Nov. 15].]
Floor leader Choo Kyung-ho also said at the meeting that he expects a fair ruling from the judiciary and hopes it will serve as an opportunity to put an end to Lee Jae-myung's false politics.
Some ruling party lawmakers publicly said they would be sentenced to "two years in prison."
The passport is also paying attention to the results of the representative sentence.
If Representative Lee is convicted today following the 15th, it can be used as an opportunity to rebound the government and the ruling party's support tax rate and turn the tide.
However, with the controversy over the party's bulletin board surrounding representative Han Dong-hoon unabated, the spread of factional conflict remains a detonator.
A close-knit lawmaker warned that if representative Lee Jae-myung flies away, the ruling party will say that representative Han Dong-hoon may not be needed as a presidential candidate.
[Anchor]
Even so, at the People's Power morning meeting today, representative Han Dong-hoon and former supreme council member Kim Min openly engaged in a war of words due to the controversy over the party bulletin board, right?
[Reporter]
At the People's Power Conference, former Supreme Council member Kim Min publicly mentioned the recent controversy over the party's bulletin board surrounding representative Han.
The explanation that there are eight members of the same name of Han on the party's bulletin board is shared only by some supreme council members, and in particular, there were articles that accused the party of writing such as Han's resignation.
He then pointed out that he does not know whether the article is true or not, but if he files a complaint, he should also file a text message asking him to resign.
In response, representative Han immediately refuted Supreme Council member Kim's words.
He said to check the facts and tell them, and pointed out that no one was preparing such a complaint.
After the public war, it was reported that some participants shouted about the issue at a closed leadership meeting.
After the meeting, representative Han Dong-hoon continued his determined remarks in front of reporters regarding the controversy over the party bulletin board.
Calls to explain the allegations, led by pro-Yoon-gye, seem to be intended to shake up and drag down the party leader somehow,
People mentioned in the so-called '∀ list' or the 'suspected owner of Han Dong-hoon' protested that it was an attempt to cover up their issues.
With the controversy over the party's bulletin board unabated, there are predictions that factional conflicts will spread as the leadership's public war of words.
So far, I'm Son Hyo-jung of YTN in the National Assembly.
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