Independent Lawmaker Han Dong-hoon Blasts DP Lawmaker Seo Young-kyo Over Emergency Arrest Remark

Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon, who has recently kept up a relentless offensive against Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won, has directly criticized Democratic Party lawmaker Seo Young-kyo for mentioning an "emergency arrest" against him.

Writing on social media yesterday, Lawmaker Han pointed out, "Lawmaker Seo Young-kyo said at the National Assembly plenary session, 'Emergency arrest, we need to arrest him,'" adding, "Lawmaker Seo is the protector of the 'flashers' who is too scared of me to even call me as a witness."

He then lashed out, asking, "Are you planning to declare 'martial law' or something?"

Lawmaker Seo's remark regarding an emergency arrest came during yesterday's parliamentary interpellation session on political affairs.

As Democratic Party lawmakers continued questioning by suspecting that the prosecution was the source of the materials used by Lawmaker Han to expose suspicions surrounding nominee Kim, Lawmaker Seo, seated among the lawmakers, shouted out, "We need to arrest him. We must make an emergency arrest."

Lawmaker Seo also serves as the chairperson of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, which is holding nominee Kim's confirmation hearing.

Nominee Kim has pressured Lawmaker Han—who raised suspicions over an alleged request to approve new drug clinical trials—to attend the confirmation hearing as a witness and reveal how he obtained the recording that serves as the basis for the allegations. However, the Democratic Party has not applied for Lawmaker Han to appear as a witness.

Lawmaker Han also posted a photo showing Lawmaker Seo seemingly glaring at him.

The photo captured Lawmaker Seo walking past and appearing to glare at Lawmaker Han as he spoke with reporters in the Rotunda Hall of the National Assembly.

Reported by Jung Da-eun | Video by Kim Na-on | Graphics by Yang Hye-min | Produced by SBS Digital News
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