At a joint press conference by the opposition parties and civil society denounced the demand for a reconsideration of the Special Investigations Act for Marines held in front of the National Assembly on the same day, Chairman Lee said, "Those who reject the Special Investigations Act are the culprits.
President Yoon Seok-yeol said this earlier. Such is President Yoon's decision to reject the special investigation into PFC Choi," Lee said. "The Yoon Seok-yeol administration has finally chosen to take a path that opposes the people.
"The bill to appoint a special prosecutor for Marines, which the president rejected, was the heartfelt wish of the families of the young soldiers who wanted the unjust deaths of those soldiers to be brought to light. The people gave a clear command to President Yoon through this general election," he said.
He continued, "We naturally accepted the Marine Corps Special Prosecutor's Act, and requested that the national government change its tone and focus on the people's livelihood. However, this administration, while apologizing in words, not only disobeys the people's orders, but also
"The president's powers are limited. Public powers must be exercised for the public good. It is not right to exercise the powers given to him by the people for private gain," Lee said.
"If that is the case, isn't that itself unconstitutional and illegal?" he asked. "Should we mobilize the military to be on guard against theft and robbery?
If the powers granted by the Constitution are abused in order to conceal the truth, then isn't this unconstitutional, illegal and unjust?" he asked again.
Lee said, "There is a saying that goes, 'The people are like water, and they can float a boat, but they can also capsize the boat at any time."
"Please remember that the Yoon Seok-yeol administration is like a sailboat before the waves, facing the anger of the people and the judgment of history," he said.
He added, "The Korean people and the opposition parties will join forces to judge the Yoon Seok-yeol administration's arrogance and self-dealing, and we will definitely vote again on the Marine Special Prosecutor's Act."
Lee said to the People Power Party, "Fear history and the people, fear the truth. Please remember that what you should fear is not the president or power, but truth and justice."
Lee said, "We will definitely pass the special investigation bill in the name of the people and hold President Yoon, who confessed to being the culprit, and the Yoon Seok-yeol administration accountable."
2024/05/21 20:42 KST
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