People's Power criticizes both Lee Jae-myung and Democratic Party representative for ``absent from court trial...having an arrogant sense of authority'' = South Korea

The people's power has launched a strong criticism of Lee Jae-myung and other representatives of the Democratic Party (opposition) who requested the court to excuse them from the trial due to their candidacy in the general election.
On the 17th, Kim Eung Soo, full-time deputy spokesperson of the People's Power (ruling party), said, ``Stop trying to delay the trial by requesting absence from the trial. There are no exceptions before the law.''
Ta. He then added, ``Lee's actions seem to be filled with an arrogant sense of authority.'' He added, ``(Representative Lee) has taken away laws, principles, and even the basic order of democracy.
This shows that the government is under the ``illusion'' that it can be manipulated as it pleases by its political interests. I hope that he will stand tall before the court and humbly reveal the truth."
did. Prior to this, Representative Lee announced that he does not have to attend the trial on the Daejang-dong and Baekhyeon-dong preferential development scandals scheduled for the 19th of next month ahead of the general election.
However, the court did not accept this request.