On the afternoon of the 18th, Lee Jae-myung, the representative of the Democratic Party, explains his position on the prosecution’s appearance at Mangwon Market in Mapo, Seoul. Reporter Seong Dong-hoon
The Ministry of Justice refuted the criticism of the Minjoo Party of Korea that the prosecution leaked an indictment against the Daejang-dong gang to the media, saying that it is not true. The Ministry of Justice sent a text message to reporters on the 21st, saying, “There is no fact that the prosecution has leaked an indictment to the media, as the Democratic Party claims.”
Previously, the Democratic Party said that the contents of the indictment related to the suspicion of preferential development in Daejang-dong were reported to the media, saying, “The prosecution leaked the indictment against the Daejang-dong party to the media, causing them to extensively report false facts about CEO Lee Jae-myeong.” ”, he criticized.
Democratic Party spokesperson Park Seong-joon said in a written briefing on the 21st, “There are a lot of articles titled, “CEO Lee approved the promise of bribery.” Spokesman Park said, “It is a slanderous slander that is so absurd that words that are groundless are not enough to express.” “Rather, claim that Lee is an alien.”
“CEO Lee returned to the public 550 billion won, more than two-thirds of the land development profits that the private sector was trying to monopolize,” he said. “However, the prosecution completely ignored this fact and built a false house with selected statements. The purpose is to remove the unrivaled next presidential candidate who competed with the current president in the presidential election and the leader of the 1st opposition party,” he said.
Regarding this, the Ministry of Justice said, “The members of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly requested the submission of an indictment, and as usual, a copy of the indictment was submitted to the National Assembly yesterday (January 20), seven days after the indictment.” When it is submitted, it is common for the media to report it through coverage of the parliamentary office,” he explained.
The Ministry of Justice continued, saying, “The Democratic Party even criticized the prosecution for legitimate law enforcement on the premise of false facts,” and “demands the Democratic Party to provide grounds for such false claims.”
