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

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

Minister Jung explained that he had expressed his intention to resign for some time, but the People Power Party launched a full-scale offensive through social media and commentaries.

Leader Jang Dong-hyeok described Minister Jung'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 the public's anger will dismantle the government and nothing will be able to supplement it at that time.

Floor Leader Chung Jeom-shik compared him to Policy Chief Kim Yong-beom and Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, stating that he highly evaluates the attitude of maintaining responsibility and conviction as a minister.

Floor Leader Chung argued 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 the Lee Jae-myung administration's lame duck phase.

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 precedence over the lives and safety of the citizens, writing that they will certainly be judged by the public.

In a commentary, People Power Party Chief Spokesperson Park Sung-hoon criticized it as a "resignation political show" devoid of justification and conviction, stating that if Minister Jung was truly concerned about judicial justice, he should have recommended President Lee exercise his veto power and fought to the end by putting his ministerial position on the line.

Reform Party Leader Lee Jun-seok claimed that the real reason Minister Jung Sung-ho expressed his intention to resign was because he foresaw the approaching yoke of indictment cancellations, stepping down before that yoke is fastened.
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