Daejangdong Scandal: Will the Democratic Party's Legal Action Change the Game?

Kim Jun-ha | 2026.04.20

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[Anchor] The two parties traded sharp barbs over the Daejang-dong investigation. Members of the Democratic Party’s parliamentary probe committee said they will file party-level charges against those who led the inquiry. Not to be outdone, the People Power Party pushed strongly for the trial to resume. Reporter Kim Jun-ha has the story. [Reporter] Democratic Party lawmakers on the parliamentary probe committee accused prosecutors aligned with the Yoon administration of engineering the indictment and said they will pursue party-level complaints against those responsible for the Daejang-dong investigation. They summarized findings from hearings into Daejang-dong and the Wirye New Town cases and repeatedly alleged that investigators and prosecutors manipulated the probe to target President Lee Jae-myung. 「Lee Geon-tae / Democratic Party lawmaker」 We need to hold the Daejang-dong investigation team accountable, including prosecutor Kang Baek-shin, who appears responsible. We plan to pursue party-level charges. Lawmaker Lee pointed to testimony from the initial Daejang-dong investigative team, statements by Nam Wook that he heard prosecutors say "there is one target," and seizure records as evidence. He highlighted a seizure record that listed President Lee as a suspect even though investigators had not investigated or formally booked him on political funds charges at that time. 「Seo Young-kyo / Democratic Party lawmaker」 They literally wrote "suspect: Lee Jae-myung." That exposes it. Setting it up like that and saying "the target is one—Lee Jae-myung" is proof they were steering the case... At the same time, People Power floor leader Song Eon-seok held a press briefing and pushed back, saying the way to get at the truth is to resume the Daejang-dong trial. 「Song Eon-seok / People Power Party floor leader」 At the time, Lee Jae-myung, then Seongnam mayor, was the core and the heart of Daejang-dong. The shameless force trying to hide that by crying "fabricated indictment" is the ruling Democratic Party. The People Power Party, which directly criticized President Lee, also attacked his suggestion to abolish the long-term holding special deduction. Floor leader Song called the deduction a minimal safeguard against tax distortion and said the president's remarks appear to stem from a misunderstanding of the policy's purpose and a lack of basic knowledge about tax principles. This is Kim Jun-ha with Yonhap News TV. [Video reporting: Kim Seong-su, Park Tae-beom, Kim Sang-hoon, Hong Su-ho] [Video editing: Lee Ae-ryeon] [News review] For Yonhap News TV article inquiries and tips: KakaoTalk/LINE jebo23 Kim Jun-ha (jjuna@yna.co.kr)
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Daejangdong Scandal: Will the Democratic Party's Legal Action Change the Game?