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motion to arrest an independent lawmaker Lee Sang-jik, who is accused of embezzlement and misappropriation as the founder of Eastar Jet, has passed the National Assembly. Rep. Lee Sang-jik appealed for resentment by sending a letter to former Democratic Party lawmakers regarding having her daughter use foreign-made cars with her new money, but the explanation provoked controversy again.



Reporter Baek Woon reports.



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Independent lawmaker Lee Sang-jik stood on the podium right after the motion for arrest was presented to the plenary session of the National Assembly.



Alleging that the prosecution had filed for an arrest warrant, he made a warning to his fellow lawmakers.



[Lee Sang-Jik/Independent Representative: Do not forget that fellow lawmakers can be beaten at any time.]



However, out of the 255 votes, 206 voted in favor and the motion for arrest was passed.



The prosecution believes that lawmaker Lee inflicted 43 billion won in damages to Eastar Jet, which he founded, and deducted more than 5.8 billion won in public money, and it is believed that the return money was also spent on the Porsche lease expenses and officetel deposits, which are the daughters of the lawmaker. I'm doing it.



Congressman Lee sent letters to fellow lawmakers of the Democratic Party that he belonged to before leaving the party yesterday (19th).



He explained that the cost of paying 110 million won for the lease of a Porsche car was taken in consideration of the safety of the daughter who had been in a car accident.



Rep. Lee argued that the vehicle was used for business by his daughter, who is also the representative of Eastar Jet's affiliates.



[Lee Sang-Jik/Independent Representative: It was a business lease vehicle. Please keep the report straight.] The



Democratic Party

commented that it

was "a natural result," and the people's power was pinpointed as a "warning note for the Democratic Party as a whole."



Rep. Lee Sang-jik, who disgraced the passing of the 21st National Assembly's second arrest motion following Democratic Party Rep. Jeong Jeong-soon, will be detained as early as this week through a substantive examination of the warrant of arrest by the court.



(Video coverage: Kim Heung-ki and Jung Sang-bo, video editing: Park Jeong-sam, CG: Lee Yoo-jin)