Jung Jum-sik Says No Constitutional Talks with Lee Government, Warns of Possible Term Extension

People Power Party floor leader Jung Jum-sik declared that his party would not discuss constitutional revision with the Lee Jae-myung government, warning that the process could become a means of extending the president’s term.

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The People Power Party states this clearly: There will be no constitutional revision under this government.

In a parliamentary negotiating-group speech on Sept. 8, Jung said, “The People Power Party states this clearly: There will be no constitutional revision under this government.” He accused forces promoting the revision of having “clearly committed unconstitutional acts” and seeking private gain through constitutional change.

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Clearly, they have committed unconstitutional acts and are seeking private gain through constitutional revision.

Jung linked his opposition to Lee’s recent mention of a constitutional amendment introducing a consecutive-term system. He said Lee had not said he would refuse a consecutive term or face trial, then asked whether Lee intended to extend his tenure through constitutional revision and use that extension to postpone his trials. “Is he even using constitutional revision as a tool to erase his own crimes?” Jung added.

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Could the intention be to extend the term through constitutional revision and use it to postpone the trials?

Jung also raised Lee’s trials and appointments involving the judiciary. He criticized Democratic Party moves related to withdrawing indictments and increasing the number of Supreme Court justices, saying the government and ruling party were seeking to eliminate or delay the president’s trials. The supplied article ends during this criticism.

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Is he even using constitutional revision as a tool to erase his own crimes?