Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon rejected Democratic Party of Korea allegations that he collaborated with the prosecution, received investigative materials, or passed information to the media. Speaking at the National Assembly on the afternoon of the 9th, Han said he would file a complaint against party leader Kim Min-seok for spreading false information. He then questioned Kim Seung-won, the nominee for Justice Minister, over whether Kim had visited the home of Yang, who is suspected of acting as a prosecutors’ broker, and whether they had taken photos together there. Han said the so-called "Oppa" suspicion centers on alleged unfairness and favoritism, while stressing that he was not concerned with any private relationship and instead focused on claims that a public official accepted illegal lobbying requests from Yang, described as a broker.