Lee Jae-myung's arrest warrant: ``Legitimate investigation procedures'' 46%...``unjust political oppression'' 37% = South Korean public opinion poll

A survey was announced on the 22nd showing that there is a slight preponderance of public opinion that the prosecutor's request for an arrest warrant against South Korean opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung is a ``legitimate investigation procedure.''
Korea Gallup, a public opinion polling organization, asked 1,001 voters nationwide about their opinions regarding the arrest warrant request from the 19th to the 21st of this month.
``pressure'' (37%). 17% reserved their opinion. Supporters of the ruling party's ``People's Power'' (86%) and conservatives (74%) argued that the investigation process was legitimate.
Ta. Claims that it was unfair political repression were common among supporters of the Democratic Party (72%) and progressives (60%). Among those in the middle class, 45% said the investigation process was legitimate, and 40% said it was unfair political repression.
inspected. Among independents, the percentage was 37% and 29%, respectively. Korea Gallup said, ``This is a case that will inevitably lead to intense political confrontation,'' and ``Numerically speaking, the supporters of the ruling party are more strongly united than the opposition.
It appears that this was done." Prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant against Lee in connection with the ``Suspicion of preferential treatment for the development of Baekhyun-dong'' and ``Suspicion of Sangbangul Group's remittances to North Korea.''
did. In the National Assembly's verdict on the arrest consent bill yesterday, the arrest consent bill for Representative Lee was passed with 149 votes in favor, 136 against it, six abstentions, and four voting against it out of the 295 members currently enrolled.
In February of this year, the public prosecutor's office requested a restraining warrant against Lee for ``allegations of preferential treatment for the development of Daejang-dong'' and ``allegations of sponsorship money for Seongnam FC.''
According to the survey, ``there should be a restraining investigation'' (49%) and ``a restraining investigation should not be carried out'' (41%). The same investigation found that the immunity of members of the Diet was ``maintained to protect against political oppression'' (27
%), and ``Abolished because of an investigation without sanctuary'' (57%).