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over a motion to arrest Lee Jae-myung, the ruling party also clashed over the holiday. The Power of the People pressured them not to hide behind the "privilege of non-arrest," but Democrats responded that it was their natural right to stand up to heinous prosecutors.

Ahn Hee-jae is a reporter.

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National Power Leader
Ju Ho-yong volunteered to hold a holiday press conference to pressure MDP Representative Lee Jae-myung.

[Joo Ho-yeong/People's Power Senate Minority Leader: Please keep your own promises and don't hide behind the privilege of non-arrest. Why can't you get a warrant review before a judge.]

He met one-on-one with non-displaced lawmakers, visited a first-term lawmaker's workshop, and urged Lee, who had forged internal solidarity, to stop intimidating him for the purpose of policing votes.

[Yang Keum-hee/Chief Spokesperson of People's Power: Party leader There is a lot of intimidation to throw away the conscience and convictions of each member of the National Assembly for the sake of bulletproof.]

Democrats immediately protested.

"The privilege of non-arrest is a constitutional right to prevent political manipulation that abuses criminal powers."

[Kim Eui-chong/MDP spokesperson: The party cannot decide whether to give up, no, we are asking them to stand up to heinous prosecutors like Yoon Seok-yeol.]

The Extraordinary National Assembly in March also emerged as a variable.

Senate Minority Leader Ju Ho-yong said that Lee should not be a bulletproof National Assembly and that the extraordinary National Assembly should not be held in March if the arrest motion is voted down, but the MDP maintains that it is necessary to discuss pending issues for the people's livelihood.

[Lee Su-jin/MDP spokesperson: I think it is the responsibility of our National Assembly to hold an extraordinary session in March to resolve the pending issues of the people's livelihood.]

There are even speculations that if the motion to arrest the representative is rejected, the prosecution may seek additional arrest warrants, but under the National Assembly Act, extraordinary sessions can be held only with the consent of one-fourth of the members of the National Assembly.

(Video Interview: Yang Doo-won, Video Editing: Lee Jae-sung)