Special Prosecutor: “Not Investigating Only a Specific Party… Will Investigate Other Lawmakers if Necessary”,
On the 29th, Representative Ahn Cheol-soo of the People Power Party is holding a press conference in front of the symbolic stone at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul to announce his candidacy for party leader and related to the rebellion special prosecutor. Yonhap News,
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, ‘The rebellion special investigation team (Special Prosecutor Cho Eun-seok), which is investigating allegations of obstruction of National Assembly resolution to lift martial law by the leadership of the People Power Party, stated that it will not make an additional investigation request for Representative Ahn Cheol-soo of the People Power Party.’,
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, ‘On the 30th, Special Prosecutor Park Ji-young said in a briefing, “It seems that Representative Ahn has clearly expressed his intention not to appear,” adding, “Other lawmakers will be investigated as necessary.”‘,
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, ‘The special investigation team sent a text message to Representative Ahn the previous day requesting an interview as a reference. Afterward, Representative Ahn disclosed the special investigation team’s request for reference appearance in a press conference announcing his candidacy for the party leader, criticizing that, “It has lost its essence and become a pawn of the regime, trampling on democracy and the rule of law.”‘,
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, ‘The special investigation team explained that they approached the matter because Representative Ahn had previously mentioned in an interview that he “should cooperate with the special prosecutor’s investigation.”‘,
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, ‘Special Prosecutor Park stated, “Representative Ahn mentioned in a media interview last month that there is a need to cooperate with the special prosecutor’s investigation,” adding, “Whether he appears is entirely up to his own decision.”‘,
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, ‘The special investigation team is continuing its investigation because the allegations of obstruction of the National Assembly resolution are included in the targets for investigation by the special prosecution. However, they stated that they are not conducting investigations only on the People Power Party.’,
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, ‘Special Prosecutor Park clarified, “We are not investigating only a specific party,” adding, “There are individuals whom we have heard from in the field, and we do not limit reference investigations to the People Power Party.”‘,
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