Song Eon-seok: We Will Fight to the End, Announces Filibuster
Song Eon-seok, floor leader of the People Power Party, said on the 3rd that the special prosecutor move to drop indictments is "like a thief appointing the police," arguing that police appointed by the thief would seek to erase the thief's crimes. He accused the Democratic Party of using its push for a special-prosecutor bill — aimed at probing alleged fabricated investigations and prosecutions under the Yoon Suk-yeol administration — as a pretext that has allowed critics to revive calls to judge the Lee Jae-myung administration.
At a press briefing held 31 days before the June 3 local elections, Song acknowledged that legal options for a minority opposition are limited. He nevertheless warned that the public will not tolerate the arrogance of those who assume they can act as they please simply because they hold more seats. He pledged that his party will employ every available method in the legislature and "fight to the end," announcing plans for a filibuster (a legal tactic that obstructs proceedings through unlimited debate).
In a statement, chief spokesperson Choi Bo-yoon called the move "a dictatorial impulse to turn the constitution, the law and common sense into tatters solely to save Lee Jae-myung." He demanded that the president offer a contrite, public apology before the nation and answer directly about what he described as a surreal plan to undermine the judiciary.
Senior floor spokesperson Choi Su-jin similarly charged that attempting to neutralize a president-related trial on the eve of local elections shows disregard for livelihoods, the economy and regional development. She called it a political maneuver to mobilize power and erect a preemptive political shield.
