Prosecutor Park Sang-yong removed again from inquiry for refusing oath

The National Assembly's special committee investigating allegations of fabricated indictments by the Yoon Suk-yeol administration's political prosecution has once again seen Prosecutor Park Sang-yong ejected for refusing to take an oath. This marks the second instance where Park, who investigated the 'Simbangul North Korea remittance case,' has been removed from a hearing for his defiance.

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You must submit a written explanation for refusing the oath. Submit the written explanation.

Park's persistent refusal to swear an oath is tied to his specific demands regarding a potential special prosecutor. He has stated that he would only take the oath and testify if a special prosecutor law is enacted without a clause that allows for the nullification of indictments in existing related cases. His ultimate goal, he claims, is not to block the special prosecutor itself, but to prevent the nullification of indictments against President Lee Jae-myung.

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Please allow me to explain the reason verbally. The method of explanation is up to me.

This situation is further complicated by ongoing allegations against Park regarding his conduct during the investigation of former Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor Lee Hwa-young. Opposition parties have accused Park of attempting to manipulate testimony and engage in 'sentence bargaining' by allegedly offering leniency in exchange for statements implicating Lee Jae-myung as the primary culprit in the Simbangul case. These accusations, based on leaked phone recordings, have intensified scrutiny on Park's investigative methods and motives.

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The ultimate purpose of my refusal to take an oath is singular: to prevent the nullification of the indictment against President Lee Jae-myung by the special prosecutor. It is not to block the introduction of the special prosecutor law itself.