Increased Activity Among Non-Lee Jae-myung Faction After Lee’s First Trial
Choi Min-hee: “If They Move, I Will Destroy Them With Party Members”,
Choi Min-hee, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, who was elected as the chairman of the Science, Technology, Information, Broadcasting and Communications Committee of the 22nd National Assembly, attends a general assembly meeting at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 11th. / Photo=News1,
, ‘There is an active atmosphere among the non-Lee Jae-myung faction following Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung’s suspended prison sentence in his first trial for violating the Public Official Election Act. Amidst this, pro-Lee faction member, Representative Choi Min-hee, remarked controversially to the non-Lee faction, “If they move, I will destroy them,” stirring controversy.’,
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, “On the afternoon of the 16th, at a rally in the Gwanghwamun area called the ‘3rd National Action Day Demanding Special Investigation’s Condemnation of Kim Geon-hee and Yoon Seok-yeol’s State Capture’, Choi met with YouTubers and criticized the Yoon Seok-yeol administration as a ‘prosecutorial dictatorship regime.'”,
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, ‘Choi questioned, “Why did Han Dong-hoon suddenly quiet down after confronting Yoon Seok-yeol one day? And why did Myeong Tae-kyun claim that Yoon Seok-yeol would be impeached within a month if he spoke out, only to suddenly go silent?”‘,
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, ‘He continued, “Under a prosecutorial dictatorship, it seems the power of the cabinet always operates in ways that make it difficult for things to be decided according to the law” and added, “What matters isn’t what verdict comes out but whether \’the Democratic Party will be divided or not.\’ That is the core issue.”‘,
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, ‘Furthermore, he commented, “The outcome of this situation depends on whether or not the dormant divisive forces within the Democratic Party become active again. Some media outlets have reported that the previously quiet non-Lee faction is starting to move, but if they do, they will be destroyed. I, along with the party members, will destroy them.”‘,
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, “Meanwhile, ‘First Day Meeting’, a group primarily consisting of former lawmakers of the non-Lee faction, announced through media notice on the 17th that they will host a special lecture next month on the 1st, inviting former Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom. Former PM Kim is known as one of the ‘new three Kims of the non-Lee faction’ within the party, along with Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon and former South Gyeongsang Governor Kim Kyoung-soo. It is known that the meeting is considering inviting either Governor Kim or former Governor Kim for a lecture in January of next year.”,
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, “Such movements among the non-Lee faction have gained more attention after Leader Lee was sentenced to a suspended prison term on the 15th in the first trial of the Public Official Election Act violation, which would disqualify him from holding office. However, as the Democratic Party has already labeled the ruling against Lee as ‘political murder’ and is uniting strongly, there’s speculation that the non-Lee faction leaders may have limited room for maneuver.”