Lee urges careful deliberation on special probe over 'fabricated' charges against him under Yoon

“President Lee Jae Myung has stressed the need for public input and careful deliberation, a presidential official said Monday, as the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) pushes for a special probe into allegations that he was indicted in multiple cases based on fabricated evidence during the previous administration. Hong Ihk-pyo, senior presidential secretary for political affairs, made the remarks at a press briefing, citing the president, after the DPK proposed a bill last week to mandate a special counsel probe. The bill calls for an independent investigation into suspicions that the prosecution under the previous Yoon Suk Yeol administration indicted Lee, then head of the main opposition party, in multiple cases, including a real estate development scandal, based on fabricated probes and evidence. Lee was standing trials on various charges before proceedings were suspended or indefinitely postponed after he took office in June last year. The bill allows a special counsel to take over Lee's cases from the prosecution and decide whether to proceed with them, while giving the presiden

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