The Committee for the Welfare of Ordinary People filed a complaint with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on the 19th, accusing ruling party figures, including the President, and former senior public officials of abuse of power, perjury, and incitement to rebellion. The photo is not directly related to the article. ⒸHanmi Ilbo

The Committee for the Welfare of Ordinary People (Seomin-wi, Secretary-General Kim Soon-hwan) filed a complaint with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on the 19th, accusing ruling party figures, including the President, and former senior public officials of abuse of power, perjury, and incitement to rebellion.

The targets of Seomin-wi's complaint this time are broad, including individuals from the executive, legislative, and judicial branches: △President Lee Jae-myung △Prime Minister Kim Min-seok △First Deputy Secretary-General of the Presidential Secretariat Kim Hyun-ji △Former Constitutional Court Justice Moon Hyung-bae △Former First Deputy Director of the National Intelligence Service Hong Jang-won △Former Special Warfare Commander Kwak Jong-geun △Democratic Party lawmakers Park Seon-won, Kim Byung-ju, Park Bum-계, and Bu Seung-chan.

According to the complaint, Seomin-wi argued that legal judgment is necessary for the overall decisions, testimonies, and submission of materials made during the December 3rd emergency martial law and the subsequent impeachment trial process.

In particular, they stated that the purpose of the investigation is to ascertain whether the statements and documents presented during the National Assembly and Constitutional Court processes were appropriately made and submitted, and whether public power was exercised beyond its legal limits.

Regarding former First Deputy Director of the National Intelligence Service Hong Jang-won's statement to the Constitutional Court concerning the "content of the memo drafted during the December 3rd martial law," stating, "I created a PowerPoint presentation (to explain to the Constitutional Court), and since the first memo was discarded, I downloaded a graphic from the internet as an example of the first memo," Seomin-wi cited as grounds for their complaint the "absurd reality where the crucial evidence for an impeachment decision that shook the constitutional order was replaced by an internet image" because both the initial memo (first version) and the final version (second version) were non-existent, making it impossible to confirm the continuity of evidence.

Furthermore, they stated that the following constitute abuse of power: △If the third memo is a document based on the reconstruction of an aide's memory, there is no way to confirm its identity with the original △The fourth memo, which was directly admitted to have been altered, implicitly suggests the possibility of content changes by adding names or annotations △The fact that a statement using an internet image as an 'example' instead of the original handwritten document was cited as significant evidence in the impeachment trial.

They also argued that the statement, "It was an addition to what was already there, not a difference between the beginning and the end, so that interpretation is an error," in the rebellion trial, constitutes perjury.

In addition, they explicitly stated that "actions that give rise to a reasonable suspicion that President Yoon Suk-yeol and even the Constitutional Court were deceived constitute defamation."

In addition, Seomin-wi cited the following as reasons for their complaint against other defendants: △Procedural neutrality issues during the impeachment trial process △Changes in testimony from witnesses related to martial law △Form and drafting process of related memos and materials △Methods of requesting testimony during National Assembly proceedings.

Seomin-wi stated that whether these matters lead to criminal liability should be determined through investigation.

They also presented the position that legal review is necessary for some of the remarks and actions by the Presidential Office, the Prime Minister, and ruling party figures during the martial law and impeachment phases.

Seomin-wi stated, "This complaint is not for political contention but is intended to ascertain whether public authority was exercised according to law and principles in relation to the significant national issues of martial law and impeachment," and added, "Please examine them by the same standards, regardless of their position or affiliation."

Upon receiving the complaint, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency plans to review the relevant content and then decide whether to assign the case and proceed with an investigation in accordance with procedures.

Meanwhile, the Committee for the Welfare of Ordinary People is a civic organization composed of △Seo-byun (Lawyers for the Common People, 70 lawyers) △404 Central Committee members (20 branches) △Think tank △Min-guk-ik-mun-sa △Hanguk-su-ho-shin △Hanguk-ui-neok △Special members (111 media outlets, 541 reporters) △100,000 general members nationwide.

Seomin-wi Donation Account: Post Office 010108-01-014472

Account Holder: Committee for the Welfare of Ordinary People