[Today's Cartoon] 2023.02.20

Reversing his previous position in support of depriving lawmakers of their privilege of immunity from arrest during local elections last year, Democratic Party (DP) Chair Lee Jae-myung now holds on to the privilege after the prosecution requested an arrest warrant for him over suspicions of bribery and breach of trust. He based his about-face on “political oppression” by the Yoon Suk Yeol administration. [PARK YONG-SEOK]