 ▲ 최수진 원내수석대변인이 국회소통관 기자회견을 통해 현안에 대한 논평을 이어가고 있다. © 이제항 선임기자 |
브레이크뉴스 이제항 선임기자/시인 = 국민의힘 최수진 원내수석대변인은 26일 민주당의 신천지 집단 입당 및 정교유착 의혹에 대한 야당 추천 특검 수용과 검찰 보완수사권 폐지를 골자로 한 형사소송법 개정안 철회를 촉구하고 나섰다.
최수진 원내수석대변인은 이날 오전 10시 국회소통관 기자회견을 통해 “헌법 가치인 정교분리와 정당 민주주의를 지키고, 국민의 안전을 위협하는 사법 파괴 행위를 저지하기 위해 민주당의 결단을 요구한다”며 이같이 밝혔다.
'신천지-민주당 정교유착 의혹' 실체 드러나… 민주당, '야당 추천 특검' 즉각 발의하라
먼저, 최수진 원내수석대변인은 검·경 합동수사본부가 신천지 신도들의 더불어민주당 집단 입당 및 정교유착 정황을 포착하고 수사 중인 사실을 언급하며 말문을 열었다.
최수진 원내수석대변인은 “전직 국무총리의 내부 폭로로 시작된 신천지 개입 의혹의 실체가 하나둘씩 사실로 확인되고 있다”면서, “이번 수사에서 가장 주목할 점은 신천지 집단의 입당 시기가 이재명 대통령이 대선 후보와 민주당 대표로서 절대적 당권을 쥐고 있던 2021년에서 2024년이라는 사실”이라고 지적했다. 또한, “당시 당을 총지휘했던 이재명 대통령은 그 책임에서 결코 자유로울 수 없다”며, “정교유착을 몰랐다면 무능이고, 알고도 묵인했다면 중대한 정당법 위반이자 국민 기만”이라고 비판했다.
이어 “더욱 어처구니없는 것은 민주당의 이중적 태도”라며, “이재명 정권은 검·경 합동수사본부를 앞세워 직접적인 증거 하나 제시하지 못한 채 국민의힘 여의도 당사와 당원명부 관리업체까지 압수수색하는 초강수를 뒀다”고 주장했다. 그러면서 “정권 차원에서 야당의 심장과도 같은 당원명부까지 헤집어 놓고서는, 정작 자신들 문제 앞에서는 진상규명은커녕 계파 간 네거티브로 덮기 급급한 것이야말로 전형적인 내로남불”이라고 꼬집었다.
아울러 “현재 민주당 전당대회는 당권 주자 간에 신천지 연합설과 음모론, 라면 저널리즘이라는 거친 막말이 난무하며 진흙탕 싸움판으로 흘러가고 있다”며, “당 대표 후보가 전직 국무총리라는 직을 걸고 제기한 중대한 정교유착 경고를 향해 친청계 인사들은 사과와 사퇴를 요구하며 덮기에만 급급할 뿐, 정작 진상규명에는 뒷짐 지고 있다”고 목소리를 높였다.
또한 최 원내수석대변인은 “이재명 정권과 민주당은 기회가 있을 때마다 특검이 최선의 해법이라 외쳐온 특검 중독 정권”이라며, “그렇다면 이번에도 예외일 수 없으며 야당에 들이댔던 그 잣대 그대로 민주당 스스로에게도 똑같이 적용해야 한다”고 촉구했다. 이어 “여당이 스스로 특검법을 발의하고 공정한 진상 규명을 위해 야당 추천 특검을 수용해야 한다”라며, “정권 영향력 아래 있는 합수본에 수사를 맡긴 채 진실 규명을 외치는 것은 고양이에게 생선을 맡기는 격과 다르지 않다”고 주장했다.
그러면서 “국민의힘은 이번 사안이 특정 당이나 계파의 정치적 유불리를 따지는 문제가 아니라, 정교분리라는 헌법 가치와 정당 민주주의의 근간이 걸린 문제라는 점을 분명히 밝힌다”며, “민주당은 소모적인 계파 공방을 멈추고 국민의힘에게 들이댔던 잣대 그대로 야당 추천 특검 수용을 통해 국민 앞에 성역 없는 진상 규명으로 답해야 한다”고 요구했다.
정성호 장관마저 등돌린 보완수사권 폐지, ‘친명 붕괴’와 ‘각자도생’의 막이 올랐다
이어 최수진 원내수석대변인은 민주당의 검찰 보완수사권 전면 폐지 추진과 관련한 입장을 밝혔다.
최수진 원내수석대변인은 “민주당이 결국 검찰의 보완수사권을 전면 폐지하는 형사소송법 개정안을 당론으로 강행했다”며, “범죄 피해자의 호소와 법조계의 경고마저 무시한 명분 없는 사법 파괴”라고 지적했다. 또한, “수사 통제 장치를 해체하는 이번 입법 독주는 국민의 안전을 당내 권력투쟁의 제물로 바친 비겁한 행태”라고 비판했다.
또한, “얼마나 무리한 폭주였으면 이재명 대통령이 사석에서 성호형이라 부른다던 친명계 좌장 정성호 법무부 장관마저 사표를 던졌겠느냐”라며, “부동산 폭정을 직격한 이언주 의원에 이어 정 장관마저 사퇴 카드로 등돌리면서 친명 붕괴와 친명 각자도생의 막이 올랐다”고 주장했다. 그러면서 “다가올 공소취소라는 반헌법적 폭정에 대한 두려움이 친명계의 연쇄 이탈로 표출되는 것”이라고 꼬집었다.
아울러 “주무 장관조차 배수진을 치며 막아서려 한 보완수사권 폐지의 최대 피해자는 결국 억울한 국민과 사회적 약자들”이라며, “부산 돌려차기 사건처럼 보완수사를 통해 진실이 바로잡혔던 마지막 안전장치를 스스로 파괴해 놓고 누더기 임시방편으로 국민을 속일 수는 없다”고 강조했다.
최 원내수석대변인은 “국민의힘은 오는 30일 본회의 상정을 저지하기 위해 필리버스터를 포함한 모든 수단으로 총력 투쟁하겠다”라며, “민주당 내 양심 있는 의원들 역시 거수기 역할을 거부하고 소신껏 반대표를 던져 달라”고 주문했다.
끝으로 “이재명 대통령 또한 공소취소를 향한 기만극을 즉각 중단하고 거부권을 행사해야 한다”라며, “국민의 인권을 버린 대가는 정권의 조기 레임덕과 혹독한 심판뿐임을 엄중히 경고한다”고 전했다. hang5247@hanmail.net
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Chief Spokesperson Choi Su-jin: “Stop the Special Counsel on Shincheonji-Democratic Party Collusion and the Abolition of Supplementary Investigation Authority”
- Press conference on current issues… "Protecting Constitutional Values and Preventing the Destruction of the Judiciary"
- Urging the immediate proposal of a 'Special Counsel recommended by the opposition party' regarding the Democratic Party's allegations of collusion between politics and religion
- Criticizing the forceful passage of legislation to abolish the prosecution's supplementary investigation authority… Declaring an all-out struggle
ㅡLee Je-hang Senior Reporter/Poet, Break News
On the 26th, Choi Su-jin, Chief Floor Spokesperson for the People Power Party, urged the Democratic Party to accept a special counsel recommended by the opposition party regarding allegations of the Shincheonji group's admission and collusion between politics and religion, and to withdraw the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act centered on the abolition of the prosecution's supplementary investigation authority.
Chief Floor Spokesperson Choi Su-jin stated this during a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Center at 10 a.m. today, saying, “We demand a decisive action from the Democratic Party to safeguard the constitutional values of the separation of church and state and party democracy, and to prevent acts of judicial destruction that threaten the safety of the people.”
The truth behind the 'Shincheonji-Democratic Party collusion allegations' revealed… Democratic Party must immediately propose a 'special prosecutor recommended by the opposition party'
First, Chief Floor Spokesperson Choi Su-jin opened by mentioning the fact that the Joint Investigation Headquarters of the Prosecution and Police is currently investigating the mass influx of Shincheonji followers into the Democratic Party and the circumstances of collusion between the two parties. Chief Spokesperson Choi Su-jin stated, “The reality of the allegations regarding Shincheonji’s involvement, which began with an internal whistleblower from a former Prime Minister, is being confirmed as fact, one by one.” She pointed out, “The most noteworthy aspect of this investigation is the fact that the Shincheonji group joined the party between 2021 and 2024, a period when President Lee Jae-myung held absolute power as both the presidential candidate and the leader of the Democratic Party.” She further criticized, “President Lee Jae-myung, who commanded the party at the time, can by no means be free from responsibility,” adding, “If he was unaware of the collusion between politics and religion, it is incompetence; if he knew and condoned it, it is a serious violation of the Political Parties Act and a deception of the people.”
She continued, “What is even more absurd is the Democratic Party’s double-dealing attitude,” claiming, “The Lee Jae-myung administration took an extreme measure by deploying the joint investigation headquarters of the prosecution and police to raid the People Power Party’s Yeouido headquarters and the company managing the party membership list, without presenting a single piece of direct evidence.” He pointed out, “It is a typical case of double standards that the administration, having rummaged through the party membership list—which is the very heart of the opposition party—is now scrambling to cover up its own problems with factional negative campaigning rather than seeking to uncover the truth.”
He further raised his voice, stating, “The current Democratic Party national convention is turning into a mudslinging battleground where harsh rhetoric, including theories of a Shincheonji alliance, conspiracy theories, and ‘ramen journalism,’ is rampant among the leadership contenders.” He added, “Regarding the serious warning about collusion between politics and religion raised by a party leader candidate who staked his position as a former Prime Minister, pro-Cheong faction members are only focused on covering it up by demanding apologies and resignations, while standing idly by regarding the actual investigation into the truth.”
In addition, Chief Spokesperson Choi urged, “The Lee Jae-myung administration and the Democratic Party are an administration addicted to special prosecutors, having shouted that a special prosecutor is the best solution whenever the opportunity arose.” He asserted, “If that is the case, this time cannot be an exception, and the exact same standards applied to the opposition must be applied to the Democratic Party itself.” He continued by arguing, “The ruling party must propose a special prosecutor bill itself and accept a special prosecutor recommended by the opposition party to ensure a fair investigation into the truth,” adding, “Calling for the truth while entrusting the investigation to the Joint Investigation Headquarters, which is under the influence of the administration, is no different from leaving a fish in the care of a cat.”
He further stated, “The People Power Party makes it clear that this matter is not a matter of weighing the political advantages or disadvantages of a specific party or faction, but rather a matter involving the constitutional value of the separation of church and state and the foundation of party democracy.” He demanded, “The Democratic Party must stop its wasteful factional strife and respond to the public with an investigation into the truth without any sacred cows by accepting a special prosecutor recommended by the opposition party, applying the same standards it applied to the People Power Party.”
Abolition of Supplementary Investigation Authority Turns Back Even on Minister Jeong Seong-ho; the Curtain Rises on the ‘Collapse of the Pro-Myeong Faction’ and ‘Each Man for Himself’
Subsequently, Chief Spokesperson Choi Su-jin revealed the party’s position regarding the Democratic Party’s push for the complete abolition of the prosecution’s supplementary investigation authority. Chief Spokesperson Choi Su-jin stated, “The Democratic Party ultimately pushed through an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act as its official party stance to completely abolish the prosecution’s supplementary investigation authority,” pointing out that it is “a destruction of justice without justification that ignores the appeals of crime victims and even the warnings of the legal community.” She further criticized the move, saying, “This legislative unilateral action to dismantle investigative control mechanisms is a cowardly act that sacrifices the safety of the people to an internal power struggle.”
She also argued, “How reckless must this runaway action have been for even Justice Minister Jeong Seong-ho, the leader of the pro-Lee faction whom President Lee Jae-myung reportedly calls ‘Seong-ho Hyung’ in private, to have submitted his resignation?” She asserted, “With Minister Jeong turning his back with the card of resignation following Representative Lee Eon-ju, who directly criticized the real estate tyranny, the curtain has risen on the collapse of the pro-Lee faction and a ‘survival of the fittest’ mentality.” She pointed out, “The fear of the unconstitutional tyranny of the impending withdrawal of indictments is manifesting itself in the serial defection of the pro-Lee faction.”
Furthermore, he emphasized, “The greatest victims of the abolition of supplementary investigation authority, which even the minister in charge tried to block by burning his bridges, are ultimately the wronged citizens and the socially vulnerable.” He added, “We cannot deceive the public with tattered, makeshift measures after destroying the last safeguard where the truth was rectified through supplementary investigations, as seen in the Busan roundhouse kick incident.”
Chief Spokesperson Choi stated, “The People Power Party will wage an all-out struggle using every means, including a filibuster, to prevent the bill from being submitted to the plenary session on the 30th.” He urged, “Conscientious lawmakers within the Democratic Party should also refuse to act as rubber stamps and cast dissenting votes according to their convictions.”
Finally, he conveyed, “President Lee Jae-myung must also immediately stop the deceptive spectacle aimed at withdrawing the indictment and exercise his veto power.” He warned, “We sternly warn that the price for abandoning the human rights of the people is nothing but an early lame duck period for the administration and harsh judgment.” hang5247@hanmail.net
