The spotlight has turned to whether Prosecutor Park Sang-yong acted alone in handling the controversial case. He has repeatedly stated that he reported every detail to his superiors, indicating the case was not suppressed or concluded solely by him. This aspect raises significant concerns.
Additionally, the controversy over Prosecutor General Lee Won-seok's perjury testimony has taken a new turn. Lee claimed that during his tenure, he never met defendant Yoon Suk-yeol or Han Dong-hoon. However, the Democratic Party has noted that the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office investigation into the Ssangbangul case was reported within the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and continuously relayed to the President through the Office of the Secretary for Legal Affairs. If true, this suggests that Lee was bypassed in the internal reporting process during the investigation into Kim Gun-hee.
The controversy over being bypassed is now as heated as the perjury allegations, and many believe it underscores the need for a special counsel investigation into the prosecution's conduct.