Jang Dong-hyuk, the leader of the People Power Party, spoke at a Supreme Council meeting held at the People Power Party’s office in Chungbuk, Cheongju, on the 10th. He criticized the prosecution’s decision to forgo an appeal in the Daejang-dong development corruption case as “a clear abuse of authority and grounds for impeachment.”
During the on-site Supreme Council meeting held at the People’s Power Party’s office in Chungbuk, Jang stated, “Even Kim Byeong-gi, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, agreed, so let’s conduct a government investigation and a special investigation.” It is interpreted as an attempt to consolidate support by highlighting President Lee Jae-myung’s judicial risks amidst the controversy over the prosecution’s decision not to appeal in the Daejang-dong case.
Jang claimed that “As of midnight on November 8, 2025, South Korea plunged into darkness,” alleging that the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office intervened to prevent an appeal in the Daejang-dong case. The deadline for the prosecution to appeal the Daejang-dong case was midnight on the 8th.
He argued, “In the biggest development corruption case since Dan’gun, some were acquitted, and a 7.8 trillion won corruption was reduced to a 400 billion won case, yet the appeal was prevented,” claiming that it blocked the path toward Lee Jae-myung, which he referred to as the ‘Daejang-dong road.’
Jang described the situation as a “7.4 trillion won appeal that was forfeited” and claimed, “Only Lee Jae-myung could do such a thing. It is the worst external pressure on an investigation and trial since Dan’gun.”
Jang suggested that the president, during the cabinet meeting on October 30, strongly criticized the prosecution’s appeal decision, implying that this was a preemptive instruction for the appeal to be dropped. He asserted that Justice Minister Jeong Seong-ho, whom he referred to as Lee’s avatar, directly led this operation to exert external pressure for dropping the appeal.
Jang urged for a government investigation and introduction of a special investigation, warning that “it will eventually lead to impeachment.”
He also criticized the delay in announcing the joint fact sheet on the results of the Korea-U.S. Customs and Security negotiations, stating, “What the president needs now is an appetite suppressant. He is ruining South Korea,” aiming sharp criticism at the administration.