National Assembly passes arrest motion against opposition leader 이재명 체포안

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(4th LD) National Assembly passes arrest motion against opposition leader

이재명 체포안, 149명 찬성에 가결…정족수 1명 넘어

Hwang Jang-jin Politics 23:54 September 21, 2023 Yonhap News

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By Kim Han-joo, Lee Haye-ah and Kang Jae-eun
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SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Thursday passed a motion seeking parliamentary consent to the potential arrest of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, a surprise result that shows a number of dissenting votes from Lee's own Democratic Party (DP).
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With the motion's passage in a 149-136 vote, a court hearing will be held to determine whether to grant the prosecution's request for an arrest warrant for Lee on corruption charges in connection with a land development project and a company's illegal cash remittance to North Korea.
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But it is unclear whether Lee will show up for the hearing, considering he has been on a hunger strike since Aug. 31 to protest President Yoon Suk Yeol's handling of state affairs and was hospitalized earlier this week due to deteriorating health.
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A screen installed inside the plenary chamber of the National Assembly in Seoul shows the results of a vote on a motion calling for the dismissal of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Sept. 21, 2023. (Yonhap)
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The motion needed at least 148 votes in favor to pass. Given that Lee's DP has 168 lawmakers in the 298-member National Assembly, the result suggests that dozens of DP lawmakers voted in favor of the potential arrest of their party leader.
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The result was even more surprising, because Lee appealed for the motion's rejection a day earlier.
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Later in the day, the party's floor leader Park Kwang-on, secretary general Cho Jung-sik and other officials offered to resign during a lawmakers' meeting, taking responsibility for the passage of the motion, DP's spokesperson Lee So-young said.
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By law, sitting lawmakers are immune from arrest while parliament is in session and can be arrested only when the National Assembly consents to it. But the privilege came under criticism that it is abused to protect corrupt politicians.
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Parliamentary speaker Kim Jin-pyo (2nd from L) and the floor leaders of the two major rival parties are seen checking a ballot cast on a motion to waive opposition leader Lee Jae-myung's immunity from arrest, at the National Assembly in Seoul, on Sept. 21, 2023. (Yonhap)
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"We are very surprised and in shock. The leadership had requested members to vote against the motion, but we feel regretful the results came otherwise," the spokesperson said. "I think the leadership need to gather immediately and discuss this matter."
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The presidential office did not release an official statement regarding Thursday's vote.
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The prosecution accuses Lee of committing breach of trust worth 20 billion won (US$15.06 million) by giving special treatment to a private developer in the Baekhyeon-dong district apartment project in the city of Seongnam, south of Seoul, between 2014 and 2015, when he was serving as the city's mayor.
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Lee is also suspected of asking Ssangbangwool Group, an underwear maker, to illegally transfer $8 million to North Korea between 2019 and 2020, when he was serving as Gyeonggi Province governor, through his deputy to facilitate his visit to the North and push for a joint smart farm project between his province and Pyongyang.
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Protest against passage of arrest motion against opposition leader
Protesters chant slogans outside the National Assembly in Seoul on Sept. 21, 2023, in protest of the parliament's passage of an arrest motion against Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party. (Yonhap)
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It was the second time that the prosecution has sought an arrest warrant for Lee.
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In February, the prosecution's attempt to detain Lee on allegations of corruption in two separate corruption cases fell through after parliamentary disapproval.
Also on Thursday, the opposition-controlled parliament voted 175-116 for a motion calling for the dismissal of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo. The DP submitted the dismissal motion to the parliament Monday, accusing the prime minister of serious incompetence as chief of the Cabinet and holding him responsible for President Yoon Suk Yeol's policies.
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It was the first time a dismissal motion against a prime minister passed through the National Assembly.
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Yoon is widely expected to reject it.
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The DP has passed two dismissal motions since the launch of the Yoon administration -- one against Foreign Minister Park Jin and another against Interior Minister Lee Sang-min. Both were rejected by the president.
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khj@yna.co.kr
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이재명 체포안, 149명 찬성에 가결…정족수 1명 넘어

송고시간2023-09-21 16:50 연합뉴스 홍정규 기자

(서울=연합뉴스) 홍정규 기자 = 더불어민주당 이재명 대표에 대한 체포동의안이 가결됐다.

이로써 이 대표는 법원의 영장실질심사에 출석하게 됐다.

국회는 21일 본회의에서 이 대표 체포동의안을 표결한 결과 찬성 149명, 반대 136명, 기권 6명, 무효 4명으로 가결했다.

체포동의안 표결에는 재적의원(298명) 중 295명이 참여했다. 입원 중인 이 대표를 비롯해 윤석열 대통령의 미국 방문을 수행 중인 국민의힘 소속 박진 외교부 장관, 수감 중인 무소속 윤관석 의원 등 3명을 제외한 전원이 표결에 참여했다.

체포동의안 가결 요건은 출석의원 과반(148명)으로, 이번 표결에서는 찬성표가 가결 정족수보다 1명 많았다.

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검찰은 백현동 개발 특혜 의혹(200억원 배임), 쌍방울 그룹 대북 송금 의혹(800만달러 뇌물)으로 이 대표에 대한 구속영장을 청구했다.

앞서 이 대표에 대해선 위례·대장동 개발 특혜 의혹과 성남FC 불법 후원금 모금 의혹으로 구속영장이 청구된 바 있지만, 지난 2월 27일 본회의에서 찬성 139명, 반대 138명, 무효 11명, 기권 9명으로 부결된 바 있다.

[그래픽] 이재명 대표 체포동의안 가결

(서울=연합뉴스) 이재윤 기자 = 더불어민주당 이재명 대표에 대한 체포동의안이 가결됐다. 이로써 이 대표는 법원의 영장실질심사에 출석하게 됐다.

국회는 21일 본회의에서 이 대표 체포동의안을 표결한 결과 찬성 149명, 반대 136명, 기권 6명, 무효 4명으로 가결했다.

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박광온 원내대표와 대화하는 이재명 대표

(서울=연합뉴스) 21일 오전 더불어민주당 이재명 대표가 서울 중랑구 녹색병원을 찾은 박광온 원내대표와 대화하고 있다. 2023.9.21 [국회사진기자단] photo@yna.co.kr

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