Opposition parties unite to demand special probe into Unification Church scandal
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Conservative opposition parties, led by the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) and including the minor Reform Party, are uniting to push for a special counsel investigation into an alleged bribery scandal involving the Unification Church that has already implicated figures in the ruling party. The bloc has stepped up pressure on the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) to accept the opposition-proposed probe.
The developments come as the DPK leadership moves to advance a second round of three special investigations, targeting former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law imposition, bribery and corruption allegations involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee, and the death of a Marine corporal who drowned in a flood rescue operation under the Yoon administration.
The PPP is seeking to use the Unification Church allegations to push back against what it calls the DPK’s effort to frame the political agenda around “rooting out insurrection supporters” linked to Yoon’s martial law declaration. Officials worry about being trapped in that narrative through next June’s local elections.
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