The Democratic Party of Korea on Tuesday labeled investigations and indictments by the prosecution under former President Yoon Suk-yeol as "fabrications," declaring that "fabricated indictments constitute state violence" and pledging to pursue abolishing the statute of limitations for state violence as party policy.
Party leader Chung Chung-rae made the remarks at an interim report session of the Special Committee for Parliamentary Investigation into Allegations of Fabricated Indictments by the Yoon Suk-yeol Administration's Politically Weaponized Prosecution, held at the National Assembly.
"We must root out the ugly term 'fabricated indictments' completely so it can never take hold again," Chung said.
"President Lee Jae-myung also spoke about abolishing the statute of limitations for state violence, and we will soon support the president's words through party legislation to enable continued investigation of state violence without any statute of limitations expiring," Chung emphasized.
"After the parliamentary investigation, we will uncover every speck of suspicion through a special counsel on fabricated indictments," he added. "Together with the people, we will reveal the truth and bring those responsible before the judgment of history."
"If the prosecution's ruthless oppression of the opposition, elimination of political rivals, and attempts to destroy Lee Jae-myung had succeeded, today's Republic of Korea would not exist," Chung said. "With a new government in place, it is fortunate that many things are now surfacing."
Floor Leader Han Byeong-do echoed these sentiments. "Yoon Suk-yeol stands at the apex of all politically weaponized prosecutorial fabrications," Han said. "Yoon was the control tower for the targeted investigation of President Lee and the investigations oppressing Moon Jae-in administration officials."
"This is not just about a specific politician—it is a question for all citizens about whether state power upheld the law and common sense," Han said. "We will complete the reform of power institutions without fail."
Seo Young-kyo, chair of the special committee, said, "When I examined the arrest request for President Lee that Han Dong-hoon read at the National Assembly during his time as Justice Minister, there were guidelines."
"It stated that Lee Jae-myung and Kim Seong-tae conspired on Ssangbangwool's remittances to North Korea. The investigation was conducted according to those guidelines," Seo said.
Regarding the investigations of Nam Wook, a private developer in the Daejang-dong development case, and Yoo Dong-gyu, former planning director of Seongnam Development Corporation, Seo said, "The prosecution locked Nam and Yoo in the Supreme Prosecutors' Office detention facility for two nights and three days to instill fear."
"The head of Seoul Detention Center said that except for Nam and Yoo, no one had ever been detained overnight in the facility," Seo added.
