"Signal of Lame Duck"... Opposition Parties Stirred by Justice Minister Jeong Sung-ho's Resignation Offer

Following the Democratic Party of Korea's official adoption of the abolition of prosecutors' supplementary investigation powers as a party line, it has been reported that Justice Minister Jeong Sung-ho conveyed his intention to resign to President Lee Jae-myung.

While Minister Jeong explained that he had expressed his intent to resign some time ago, the People Power Party launched a full-scale offensive through social media and commentaries.

Leader Jang Dong-hyeok described Minister Jeong's resignation as the final conscience of someone who witnessed a crime scene.

He went on to write that the dismantling of the prosecution will inevitably lead to the dismantling of the administration, adding that public anger will dismantle the government, and at that point, nothing will be able to make up for it.

Floor Leader Jeong Jeom-sik compared him to Policy Office Director Kim Yong-beom and Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, stating that he highly values the attitude of maintaining responsibility and conviction as a minister.

Floor Leader Jeong claimed that the Democratic Party's adoption of the party line to abolish supplementary investigation powers is ultimately a defeat for the government and a complete victory for the ruling party's hardliners, calling it a signal of a lame duck administration under President Lee Jae-myung.

Five-term lawmaker Na Kyung-won argued that for President Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party, calculating votes for the upcoming national convention and winning the cheers of hardline supporters take priority over the lives and safety of the citizens, writing that they will certainly face judgment from the public.

People Power Party Senior Spokesperson Park Sung-hoon criticized in a commentary that if Minister Jeong truly cared about judicial justice, he should have recommended that President Lee exercise his veto power and fought to the end by putting his ministerial position on the line, calling the resignation a political show devoid of justification and conviction.

Reform Party Leader Lee Jun-seok claimed that the real reason Minister Jeong offered to resign is because he foresaw the approaching constraint of trial dismissals, asserting that he is stepping down before those constraints are fastened upon him.
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