Overview
- Former President Park Geun-hye urged Jang Dong-hyeok to stop fasting, and he agreed before being transferred to a hospital after eight days on water and salt.
- People Power Party leaders said they will keep pushing for dual special prosecutor probes into alleged Unification Church funds and nomination bribery.
- Reform Party leader Lee Jun-seok visited Jang and pledged coordinated action on the legislation, while both parties dismissed talk of an electoral alliance.
- The Democratic Party has rejected separate probes and is pushing for a single special prosecutor framework that includes Shincheonji.
- No senior figures from the ruling bloc visited Jang during the protest, which drew backing from conservative politicians and activists.