Jang Dong-hyuk Calls for 'People's Special Counsel' to Dismantle 'Election Cartel'

▲ People Power Party Representative Jang Dong-hyuk delivers opening remarks at the 'June 3 Voting Rights Deprivation Incident Busan-Gyeongnam Youth and University Student Field Meeting' held at the People Power Party Busan City Party headquarters on the afternoon of the 12th.

People Power Party Representative Jang Dong-hyuk claimed today (the 12th) that a 'People's Special Counsel' is necessary to dismantle what he defined as an 'election cartel' involving President Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party, and the National Election Commission (NEC).

During the 'June 3 Voting Rights Deprivation Incident Busan-Gyeongnam Youth and University Student Field Meeting' held at the People Power Party Busan City Party headquarters today, Representative Jang pointed out, "The Democratic Party is now saying they will accept a special counsel, but they insist that a special counsel recommended by a third party is fair." He added, "Are the organizations the Democratic Party is talking about truly neutral, fair, and objective third parties?"

He further stated, "The acting head of the National Election Commission is Wi Cheol-hwan, who was a 'dining companion' of President Lee Jae-myung during their time at the Judicial Research and Training Institute," adding, "It is effectively the same as President Lee Jae-myung having control over the NEC."

Representative Jang also mentioned that three members of the Seoul Metropolitan Election Commission resigned after the National Election Commission allegedly issued 'dismissal guidelines' to regional election commissions ahead of the review of election petitions. He criticized the situation, saying, "The public believes that the President, the Democratic Party, and the NEC are all one body."

He further argued for the introduction of a People's Special Counsel, stating, "If we cannot dismantle this massive election cartel, we will not be able to solve the fundamental problem no matter how many special counsel investigations we conduct."

Supreme Council member Shin Dong-wook also criticized the situation, saying, "The collapse of the election system means we are currently on the verge of a crisis of democratic destruction," and added, "The Democratic Party seems to want to wrap up this incident as a mere administrative error by the NEC."

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