Lee Jae-myung and Democratic Party representative have begun consenting process for arrest in the National Assembly...Detention is expected to be decided at a vote in the National Assembly on the 21st = South Korea

Arrest warrants have been requested against both Democratic Party (opposition) representative Lee Jae-myung for the 'Suspicion of preferential treatment for the Baekhyeon-dong development project' and 'Suspicion of remittances to North Korea from Sangbang-eul Group.'
In the midst of this, the process of consenting to the arrest of the Diet began. On the 18th, the Seoul Central District Court sent a request for consent to arrest Lee to the Seoul Central District Public Prosecutors Office. The request will be sent to the Prime Minister's Office via the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office and the Ministry of Justice.
It is said that it was given to him. After receiving approval from the president, the Ministry of Justice is scheduled to request the National Assembly to consent to the arrest. According to the National Assembly Act, the Speaker of the National Assembly was requested to consent to the arrest, and then reported this at the first plenary session.
The matter must be put to a vote within 24 hours and within 72 hours from the time it is reported. Once the deadline has passed, the proposal will be submitted to the first plenary session for a vote.
The arrest consent bill is expected to be reported to the plenary session on the 20th, and then voted on on the 21st. A majority of the registered members are present, and a majority of the members present approve the arrest consent proposal.
If the numbers are in favor, it will be passed. Once passed, the court's date for pre-detention questioning of suspects (warrant review) will be determined. If denied, the court will dismiss the warrant without questioning.
The outcome of the vote is in the hands of the Democratic Party of Japan, which holds 167 seats, the majority of the total Diet seats (297 seats). Initially, the plenary session
There were 298 seats, but on this day, Choi Kang-wook and other Democratic Party members were found guilty by the Supreme Court on charges of issuing a false internship confirmation letter to former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk's son.
However, he lost his parliamentary seat and lost one seat. Initially, it was expected that the Democratic Party of Japan would vote to pass the arrest consent bill after Lee declared his waiver of non-arrest privilege in his speech on June 19 as a representative of the National Assembly bargaining group.
It was. However, there are speculations that Lee's decision to go on an indefinite fast and his transfer to the hospital will change public opinion within the party, leading to a large number of votes against the bill.
On this day, the Seoul Central District Public Prosecutors Office's Anti-Corruption Investigation Department announced that Lee would be arrested under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specified Economic Crimes.
An arrest warrant was requested on charges of breach of trust, bribery under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specified Crimes, inciting perjury, and violation of the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act. Give preferential treatment to private businesses in Baekhyeon-dong and give a small amount to the Seongnam Urban Development Corporation.
Sambangulg received a total of 8 million dollars (approximately 1,180,720,000 yen), including the charge of causing at least 20 billion won (approximately 2,227,140,000 yen) in damages, and the costs of visiting North Korea that must be paid to North Korea.
Charges such as having Loop pay for the charges were applied. Representative Lee has completely denied the allegations, saying, ``Political prosecutors are fabricating the case.'' On this morning, the 19th day of the fast, Representative Lee
He was transferred to a hospital due to his health deteriorating, but prosecutors requested an arrest warrant as planned by the investigation team, citing the principle that ``criminal justice should not degenerate into a political issue.''