Rep. Cho Kuk, front row center, leader of the minor opposition Rebuilding Korea Party (RKP), holds a rally in front of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, Saturday, with party members and supporters carrying signs that read “Now choose between the country and Kim Keon Hee.” Courtesy of Rebuilding Korea Party DPK to stage protest calling for special counsel to investigate Kim Keon Hee By Kwak Yeon-soo Opposition parties have begun holding outdoor rallies against President Yoon Suk Yeol amid a deepening crisis over scandals involving his embattled wife Kim Keon Hee, according to party officials, Sunday.
On Saturday, the minor opposition Rebuilding Korea Party (RKP) staged a large-scale anti-government protest in front of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, calling for Yoon’s impeachment. Approximately 3,000 people joined the rally chanting “Disband the prosecutors’ office and impeach Yoon Suk Yeol.” Others carried signs reading “Now choose between the country and Kim Keon Hee.
” During the event, RKP leader Rep. Cho Kuk criticized the prosecution for not indicting the first lady for her alleged involvement in a stock manipulation scheme. “The prosecution decided not to charge Kim in connection to receiving a luxury handbag from a pastor and aiding and abetting the Deutsch Motors stock price manipulation.
Then the prosecution said the investigation was conducted according to legal principles based on evidence. That’s hilarious,” said Cho, a former justice mini.