Cheong: “Cambodian Parliament Responds With Active Cooperation on Request for Early Repatriation of Detained Koreans”

“Will Uncover the Whole Truth Behind Coupang Pressure Incident… Prosecutors Have Nowhere to Hide”,
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, Jung Cheong-rae Speaking at Supreme Council Meeting
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Kwang-mo = Jung Cheong-rae, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, speaks at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 17th. 2025.10.17 hkmpooh@yna.co.kr,
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, ‘(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporters Lee Seul-gi and An Jung-hoon = Jung Cheong-rae, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated on the 17th regarding the unpaid retirement allowances for Coupang’s day laborers, “We will uncover the whole truth behind the ‘Coupang pressure incident’ to the end.” ‘,
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, ‘ During the Supreme Council meeting that day, Jung referred to the testimony of Chief Prosecutor Moon Ji-seok, who mentioned being pressured to dismiss the case as unfounded during the legislative audit of the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee. Jung said, “I will not let my guard down until the responsible party for the unjust orders is held accountable.” ‘,
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, ‘ He emphasized, “For Prosecutor Moon’s conscience not to be buried, prosecutorial reform must be achieved. The prosecution cannot avoid reform to meet the public’s expectations,” adding, “The Democratic Party will push for prosecutorial reform until just prosecutors are the norm, not the exception.” ‘,
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, ‘ He continued, “Even up to the 21st National Assembly, it was unthinkable and taboo to adopt prosecutors as witnesses in legislative audits, but now in the 22nd National Assembly, that taboo has been broken, leaving prosecutors with nowhere to hide.” ‘,
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, ‘ Meanwhile, concerning the activities of the party’s overseas Korean safety task force in Cambodia, Jung reported, “Yesterday in Phnom Penh, the task force met with local members of the National Assembly and demanded the safety and early repatriation of detained Koreans. They obtained a response of ‘active cooperation’ from the Cambodian National Assembly.” ‘,
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, ‘ He explained, “The task force confirmed specific cases of harm through a video conference with missionary Oh Chang-su, who rescued around 50 Koreans. They conducted in-depth discussions to solve the issues and also carried out a reality check through meetings with overseas Koreans.” ‘,
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