(LEAD) DP-leadership (LEAD) DP leader Lee vows to protect democracy against 'dictatorial prosecution'(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with DP leader's comments throughout)By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said Friday democracy should be protected against what he called the "dictatorial prosecution" following the surprising approval of a motion seeking parliamentary consent for his arrest on corruption allegations. On Thursday, the National Assembly voted to endorse the motion to lift Lee's immunity to arrest, reflecting a growing division among the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) lawmakers, particularly those not aligned with Lee, in anticipation of next year's general elections.

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