Yun Ho-jung (second from the right), chairman of the Democratic Party’s emergency countermeasures committee, speaks at a non-commissioned meeting held at the National Assembly on the 8th. By Oh Dae-geun
On the 9th, the Democratic Party of Korea sent a warning message to the prosecution, which was collectively opposed to the push for legislation to ‘completely deprive the prosecution of investigation authority’. The resignation and appointment of an independent member of the Democratic Party, Hyang-ja Yang, to the Legislative and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly also showed that he would not back down, saying it was “normalization of the abnormal”. The People’s Power criticized the Democratic Party, saying, “If the ‘Inspection and Completeness’ legislation is enforced, it will be like the 3rd Law on Leases with disastrous results.”
Democratic Party “Prosecutors, accepting the first prosecution reform”
In a written briefing on the same day, Democratic Party spokesman Hong Seo-yoon re-emphasized the policy of pursuing legislation, saying, “The prosecution’s collective action only promotes the separation of investigative powers.” Prosecutor General Kim Oh-su, as well as the chief prosecutors of high prosecutors across the country, and the front-line prosecutors’ offices responded to the Democratic Party’s push for legislation the day before. Spokesperson Hong said, “The prosecution is different from the appearance of accepting the first prosecution reform last year.” He replied, “The legislative branch, the representative body of the people, seems ridiculous.”
The Democratic Party also stated that there were no procedural flaws in the issue of resignation and appointment of the Judiciary Committee, which triggered a collective protest by the prosecution. Oh Young-hwan, floor spokesperson for the Democratic Party, pointed out at a briefing that the appointment of a standing member is the power of the National Assembly Speaker and said, “There is no regulation anywhere that the Speaker of the National Assembly must obtain the permission of the people.” Spokesperson Oh mentioned that there was a case in which the power of the people resigned and resigned from the National Assembly’s Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, Food, Marine and Fisheries Committee in June of last year, and independent lawmaker Park Deok-heum and Kwon Seong-dong resigned. said
Regarding the fact that Rep. Yang Hyang-ja was sent to the Judiciary Committee, he also emphasized that “the abnormal composition ratio of the Judicial Committee and the Ministry of Justice has been normalized once more.” The Democratic Party’s position is that three out of 13 lawmakers belonging to non-negotiating groups were rushed to the committee and no one in the judicial and judicial committee resigned or resigned to correct the ‘abnormality’.
People’s Power “Results of inspection and completion? It will be the same as the 3rd lease law”
The people’s strength is that the Democratic Party’s appointment of the Judiciary Committee is a ‘trick’ to bypass the Agenda Mediation Committee. The Agenda Mediation Committee, introduced with the passage of the National Assembly Advancement Act in 2012, is a subcommittee that allows the Standing Committee to deliberate on controversial bills for up to 90 days to prevent extreme opposition between the ruling and opposition parties. The six agenda coordinators are composed of three members of the first negotiating group (Democratic Party) and three others. No restrictions on passing.
Heo Eun-ah, senior spokesperson for the People’s Power, told the Democratic Party on the same day, “Why is the public so passionate regarding the inspection, which they are not interested in? It will be the same as the 3rd Law on Leases that resulted in the result,” he criticized.
Hong In-taek reporter heute128@hankookilbo.com