Democratic Party criticizes Rep. Han Dong-hoon's 'cabinet business'... ‘Reveal how illegal recordings were obtained’

It could be an obvious crime... It won't be long before Korea's mouth will be locked.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Jae-ha = The Democratic Party of Korea interrogated independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon, who has been releasing recordings of Justice Minister candidate Kim Seung-won's alleged 'new drug solicitation' every day, about how he obtained the recordings, saying he was engaging in "cabinet business."

Spokesperson Jo Gye-won said this in a written briefing that day, saying, "Please reveal the details of the illegal recording and investigation materials obtained and apologize to the public."

Spokesperson Cho pointed out, “Recordings of private calls can only be released through limited channels, such as the parties themselves or investigative agencies,” and added, “If there is an illegality in the circumstances of the acquisition and leak, it can be a clear crime.”

He then criticized, “The method of collecting cases in the cabinet and picking a point in time to use them is an old practice of political prosecutors,” and added, “Prosecutor Han Dong-hoon’s cabinet-targeted investigation is being reproduced through Rep. Han Dong-hoon’s cabinet politics.”

Spokesperson Cho said, "Rep. Han's words and what he revealed through social media sufficiently meet the requirements to constitute a crime," and added, "They say they will continue to disclose recordings and investigation materials, and the more they do so, the more serious the criminal charges against Rep. Han Dong-hoon will become."

He added, “It seems not long before a lawmaker’s mouth will be locked,” adding, “The answer to Han Dong-hoon’s style of cabinet politics, which practices bad politics that harms people in the National Assembly, is to be expelled.”