Lee warns against 'irresponsible extremism' jeopardizing reforms

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SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday warned against "irresponsible extremism" that he said is demanding excessive reform, insisting such extremism may jeopardize effective reforms.

Lee made the remarks on the social platform X in response to a user demanding he apologize for describing his critics as "irresponsible extremists."

"There are those who sincerely call for prosecution reform for the country and the people, but there are also those who, in reality, hinder prosecution reform by only calling for clarity or making excessive, inflammatory demands for their hidden political and personal agendas," the president wrote.

"Calling for 'all-or-nothing' approaches as if they are the only true leader of reform and attacking those who are genuinely seeking reform while inciting fears of failure to take advantage of the urgent desire of some people to reform is irresponsible extremism," he added.

Lee's message was widely seen as targeting hard-liners within his ruling Democratic Party who accused Lee of backtracking on prosecution reform, the party's long-standing agenda.

Lee earlier called for allowing prosecutors to retain the right to conduct supplementary investigations in exceptional cases, but the reform bill legislated by the ruling party that recently went into effect completely stripped the prosecution of all investigative power, leaving only the authority to indict and maintain indictments.

President Lee Jae Myung attends a Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Oct. 27, 2026. (Yonhap)

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首尔，10 月 28 日（韩联社）——韩国总统李在明周三警告称，要求过度改革的“不负责任的极端主义”可能会危及有效的改革。

李在社交平台 X 上发表了上述言论，此前有用户要求他为将批评者描述为“不负责任的极端分子”而道歉。

总统写道：“有些人真心实意地呼吁为国家和人民进行检控改革，但也有一些人实际上阻碍了检控改革，他们只是呼吁澄清事实，或者提出过分、煽动性的要求，以达到其隐藏的政治和个人目的。”

他补充说：“鼓吹‘要么全有要么全无’的做法，仿佛他们才是改革的唯一真正领导者，攻击那些真正寻求改革的人，同时煽动对改革失败的恐惧，以利用某些人迫切想要改革的愿望，这是不负责任的极端主义。”

李显龙的讲话被广泛认为是针对他所在的执政党民主党内的强硬派，这些强硬派指责李显龙在检控改革问题上出尔反尔，而检控改革是该党长期以来的议程。

李此前呼吁允许检察官在特殊案件中保留进行补充调查的权利，但执政党最近生效的改革法案完全剥夺了检察官的所有调查权，只保留了起诉和维持起诉的权力。

2026年10月27日，李在明总统在首尔青瓦台出席内阁会议。（韩联社）

（第二部分）李呼吁进行“积极的”警务改革，以解决不当做法和制度问题。

（第二部分）李呼吁全力以赴增加住房供应

李光耀否认竞选连任的猜测，誓言继续推进改革

李警告称，不负责任的极端主义正在危及改革。