South Korea's ruling party cooperates sincerely with house searches related to Myung Tae-gyun allegations

South Korea's ruling party, the People Power Party, stated on the 27th that it had "cooperated sincerely in accordance with procedures" with the prosecutors' search of its offices.
The prosecution is investigating Kim Young-seon, a central figure in the allegations of "official interference" in the 2022 local and by-elections.
The party is currently investigating former lawmaker Sun and former lawmaker Myung Tae-gyun, and on this day, the Organization Bureau office at the People Power Party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, and the Planning and Coordination Bureau office at the National Assembly Building were
The prosecutors conducted searches of the offices of the two men for one and a half hours and two and a half hours, respectively. In the presence of Kim Sang-wook, a former member of the legal profession and a lawmaker from the same party, the prosecutors searched the offices of the two men and the offices of the two men.
"The prosecution conducted a lengthy and detailed investigation," Rep. Kim said, adding, "The party has been very cooperative and has been very lenient."
"Our party has absolutely nothing to hide," he emphasized. In response to the prosecutors' request for documents, the party initially took the position that they could not be submitted without a search warrant, citing "confidentiality" as the reason.
However, on that day, he showed a positive attitude of cooperation with the investigation. Rep. Joo Jin-woo, chairman of the party's legal advisory committee, also issued a statement while the search was underway, saying, "The contents of the warrant
"We will consider the scope and method of enforcement and handle the matter in accordance with the law and principles," he said. A senior official from the leadership said, "It is more beneficial to resolve unnecessary disputes early, and the truth will come out through investigations."
"I think it's probably true," he said. The party is cooperating with the prosecutors' requests for documents, but it seems to be on edge about the repercussions of this investigation.
Suspicions have emerged that the government conducted opinion polls in favor of certain candidates in by-elections in 2018 and other elections. The search warrant presented by the prosecution on that day included the identification of seven people, including former Rep. Kim, who were subject to the same screening process.
The documents and party audit materials were listed as targets.