Ruling Party to People Power Party on 'Lee Yong-Cheol Daejang-Dong Allegations': "False... May Face Legal Responsibility" (Roundup)
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As President Lee Jae-myung nominated Lee Yong-chul, head of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration and a member of the "Seongnam Line," as the candidate for Minister of Justice, the People Power Party continued its offensive, calling him the "hidden architect of Daejang-dong." In response, Candidate Lee dismissed the accusations, stating, "All I know about Daejang-dong is that it is an administrative district in Seongnam City." On the 6t…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Jeong-jin = On the 7th, the Democratic Party of Korea [regarding] the People Power Party's raising of suspicions and calls for the withdrawal of Defense Acquisition Program Administration Administrator Lee Yong-cheol, who was nominated as the new Minister of Justice...
The People Power Party called the nomination of Lee Yong-cheol, head of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, as the new Minister of Justice a "shielding appointment for the Gyeongseong (Gyeonggi-Seongnam) line" and demanded that it be "immediately withdrawn." Choi Su-jin, the People Power Party's chief spokesperson in the National Assembly, stated in a commentary on the 7th, "President Lee Jae-myung must immediately withdraw the nomin…
The People Power Party urged the withdrawal of the nomination of Justice Minister nominee Lee Yong-cheol, identifying him as an associate of President Lee Jae-myung’s "Seongnam Line" and a figure suspected of being the "hidden architect" of the Daejang-dong development project. In particular, citing the fact that the appointment was made on the same day the Democratic Party’s "Special Prosecutor Act on Fabricated Indictments" passed the National…
Lee Yong-chul, head of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration and the nominee for the new Minister of Justice, refuted allegations of his involvement in the Daejang-dong development corruption scandal, stating, "I know nothing about Daejang-dong, neither then nor now." On the 8th, Yonhap News reported that the nominee made this statement during a phone call that day. Previously, the People Power Party raised suspicions that the nominee…
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