사진 확대 Rep. Song Young-gil, who will announce his position after reading the results of the Shincheonji investigation. News 1
Conflicts within the party over the Democratic Party of Korea’s alleged involvement in the Shincheonji National Convention have not subsided, but rather increased. Former representative Song Young-gil, who ran for the August 17 National Convention, has called for a full investigation and the invocation of emergency disciplinary rights, highlighting the risk of systematic infiltration by Shincheonji after viewing the survey data. On the other hand, the pro-Cheongrae faction strongly opposed Kim Min-seok’s raising of suspicions about Shincheonji in the past, comparing it to former President Chun Doo-hwan’s military coup. In response, Rep. Lee Kun-tae of the pro-Lee Jae-myung faction warned, “Don’t shake the party leader anymore.”
Former representative Song held a press conference at the National Assembly headquarters on the afternoon of the 9th and said, “As a result of reading the related data from the secretary-general’s office, the situation of Shincheonji’s membership in an organized group was confirmed.” He called on the leadership to launch an immediate full investigation and stressed, “If it is found that the organization has ordered and led the mobilization, the emergency disciplinary rights should be invoked in accordance with the party constitution and party regulations.” It also proposed a revision of the party’s constitution that would disqualify believers from anti-social religious organizations such as Shincheonji and JMS, and a revision of the party law that would encrypt the party’s list and submit it to the National Election Commission to block dual parties.
Former representative Song dismissed the claim by some in the party that “the impact on the race is minimal as there are only a small number of people voting for Shincheonji rights members,” calling it a “very easy judgment.”
On the other hand, the pro-Cheong Wa Dae continued to denounce Kim, who initially raised suspicions. “There are about 3,300 Shincheonji members who have the right to vote, which is 0.4% of the total number of people who participated in the vote,” Supreme Council member Lee Sung-yoon said at the Supreme Council in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province.
Supreme Council member Lee directly compared the logic of the December 12 military rebellion investigation prosecutor, saying, “Do you mean Jeon Doo-hwan is a ‘successful coup’ and Kim is a ‘successful political maneuver’?”
In response, Rep. Lee Kun-tae reacted furiously, saying, “Is it the language of the comrades to use the expression of political maneuvering toward the party leader?”
[Reporter Ryu Youngwook]