The People Power Party (PPP) launched a street protest on the 3rd, urging President Lee Jae-myung to exercise his veto power against the "three judicial reform bills" (judicial distortion crime act, constitutional court appeal act, and Supreme Court justice expansion act).
The PPP held a departure ceremony for the "National March Rally for Judicial Independence and Constitutional Protection" on the steps in front of the National Assembly main building. Approximately 80 party lawmakers attended the event, including party leadership, supreme council members, and non-parliamentary district committee chairs.
PPP Leader Jang Dong-hyuk said, "The Lee Jae-myung administration is taking a path it must not take. We are witnessing the end of Korea's constitutional order." He added, "The three judicial destruction bills are ultimately about creating a Lee Jae-myung dictatorship republic."
He emphasized, "Freedom and dictatorship are separated by just one wall. If we fail to stop dictatorship, power will strip away our freedom. We know how to win—by fighting with one voice."
Targeting President Lee, he urged, "I strongly warn you. You must abandon your dream of long-term dictatorship and exercise your veto on the three judicial bills to protect the constitutional order."
After the ceremony, the PPP immediately began a march on foot. The march covered approximately 9 kilometers from the National Assembly, passing the Seoul Government Complex, to Cheong Wa Dae. Although President Lee is currently overseas for summit meetings, the leadership aims to pressure the president to exercise his veto and inform the public about the negative effects of the "three judicial bills" through this street protest.
Meanwhile, since the PPP did not file a rally notification, they continued with a silent march without chanting slogans or holding pickets during the protest. However, some fervent supporters who joined the procession shouted phrases such as "Yoon Again" and "President Yoon Suk-yeol" and carried signs with slogans like "Only Yoon."