더불어민주당이 8일 부동산 불법 거래 의심 사례로 제시된 소속 의원 12명에 대해 탈당을 권유하기로 했다.

통상적으로 수사기관의 수사 결과가 나올 때까지 기다리는 것이 통상적 절차이지만, 부동산투기에 대한 국민적 분노가 너무 크고, 정치인들의 내로남불에 비판적인 국민 여론이 높은 것을 감안한 결정이라는 분석이다,

고용진 수석대변인은 이날 "이에 따라 우리 당은 부동산 투기의혹 관련 사안에 대해서만큼은 선제적인 조치를 하지 않을 수 없다"며 "무죄추정의 원칙상 과도한 선제 조치이지만, 국민 불신을 해소하기 위해 집권당 의원이라는 신분을 벗고, 무소속 의원으로서 공정하게 수사에 임해 의혹을 깨끗이 해소하기를 기대한다"고 말했다.

더불어 이번 조치에 대하여 “선당후사의 입장으로 수용해 달라”며 “동료의원들께서 하루속히 의혹을 해소하고 민주당으로 돌아오기를 문 열어놓고 기다리겠다"고 덧붙였다.

한편, 지역 정치권은 이날 “자당 의원들에 대한 선제적 전수조사를 의뢰한 더불어민주당의 처신에 긍정적 평가를 한다”면서도 조사주체가 국민권익위라는 데에 대해서는 씁쓸하다는 입장을 나타냈다. 

정의당 대구시장은 “권익위 스스로도 ‘조사는 행정조사라 한계가 있다’고 인정하고, 이 조사가 민주당 국회의원들이 자체 제출한 금융거래 내용과 소명서 등을 바탕으로 실시됐기 때문”이라고 이유를 들었다. 

특수본 송부에 대해서도 “강제 수사권이 없어 금융거래 내역이나 소명해야 할 사실관계를 확인하는데 한계가 있는 권익위가 ‘문제 없음’으로 판단한 부분에 대해서는 그냥 넘어가도 된다는 말이냐”며 깊은 의혹을 제기했다.

그러면서 정의당은 “이번 부동산투기 의혹 사태로 부동산투기가 광범위하게 퍼져있음이 증명되었다”며 “양당 소속의 국회의원 뿐 아니라 지방자치단체장 및 지방의원까지 전수조사 범위를 확대하라”고 촉구하는 한편, 국민의힘에 대해서도 “정치인에 대한 부동산투기 의혹조사를 정쟁의 도구로 쓸 생각 말고, 독립된 기관에 의한 전수조사에 적극적으로 임하라”고 촉구했다.

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On the 8th, the Democratic Party of Korea decided to recommend leaving the party for 12 members of the House of Representatives who were suggested as cases of illegal real estate transactions. They all decided to recommend their resignation. It is a normal procedure to wait until the investigation result of the investigative agency is released, but it is analyzed that the decision was made in consideration of the high public anger against real estate speculation and the high public opinion critical of politicians. Senior Spokesperson Koh Yong-jin said on the same day, "As a result, our party has no choice but to take preemptive measures as far as the matter related to the suspicion of real estate speculation."

"It is an excessive preemptive measure on the principle of presumption of innocence, but the status of a member of the ruling party in order to resolve public distrust I look forward to clearing the doubts by taking off the office and participating in the investigation fairly as an independent member of the legislature,” he said. In addition, he added, "Please accept this measure as an elected heir." He added, "I will wait with the door open for my fellow lawmakers to resolve the suspicion as soon as possible and return to the Democratic Party." Meanwhile, local politicians expressed their bitterness about the fact that the main body of the investigation was the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, although the Democratic Party said on the same day that “they have a positive evaluation of the conduct of the Democratic Party of Korea, which has requested a preemptive full investigation of the members of the Liberal Party.”

Daegu Mayor of the Justice Party cited the reason as “the ACRC acknowledged that the ‘investigation is an administrative investigation and has its limits’, and that this investigation was conducted based on the financial transaction details and clarifications submitted by the Democratic National Assembly members themselves.” Regarding the sending of the special copy, he raised deep suspicions, saying, “Does this mean that it is okay to just skip the part that the ACRC has determined that there is no problem, because it does not have the authority to compulsorily investigate financial transaction details or the facts that need to be explained?” At the same time, the Justice Party said, "This suspicion of real estate speculation has proven that real estate speculation is widespread." While urging, "expand the scope of the investigation not only to lawmakers belonging to both parties, but also to the heads of local governments and local lawmakers." Regarding power, he urged, "Don't think of using the investigation of allegations of real estate speculation against politicians as a tool for political strife, and actively engage in a full investigation by an independent institution."