Regarding ‘Deutsche Stock Manipulation Accomplice’ Lee Jong-ho… Target of external pressure in drug investigation – Suspicion of Sambu Construction, etc.
Submission of request for investigation by permanent special prosecutor targeting Kim… No can be handled independently without a special prosecution bill being proposed.
Presidential Office “Deplores Representative No’s bulletproof trick”
On the 8th, the Democratic Party of Korea began in earnest its push for a permanent special prosecutor targeting President Yoon Seok-yeol and first lady Kim Kun-hee. On this day, the Democratic Party submitted to the National Assembly a request for a permanent special investigation into allegations of external pressure in the Incheon Customs drug investigation involving Lee Jong-ho, former CEO of Black Pearl Invest, who was found guilty in the second trial as an accomplice to the stock price manipulation of Deutsche Motors, and suspicion of stock price manipulation by Sambu Construction. Mrs. Kim is being investigated by the prosecution on suspicion of being involved in stock price manipulation at Deutsche Motors. The Democratic Party is attempting a ‘split special prosecution investigation’ by utilizing the standing special prosecution, which does not allow President Yoon to exercise the right to request reconsideration (veto), while also proposing an individual special prosecution law that reflects the additional suspicions regarding Ms. The plan is to implement a ‘special investigation’ strategy.
On this day, Kim Yong-min, senior vice-president of the Democratic Party’s floor policy, submitted a request for a special prosecutor’s investigation that specified the following as the targets of investigation: △ Suspicion of external pressure in the Incheon Customs drug investigation and life-saving lobbying incident △ Suspicion of stock price manipulation at Sambu Construction Company △ Violation of the Act on Testimony and Appraisal at the 22nd National Assembly paid it Deputy Representative Kim explained, “Suspicions related to former representative Lee have been made the subject of a permanent special investigation,” and “We plan to deal with the remaining suspicions (related to Ms. Kim) under the (individual) Special Prosecutor Act.”
A permanent special prosecution is a system that allows a special prosecution to be launched immediately without a separate special prosecution law being proposed. Because it is a resolution based on a law already enacted in 2014 through agreement between the ruling and opposition parties, it is not subject to the president’s veto. Compared to individual special prosecutors, there are limitations in that the investigative staff size is small and the investigation period is short, but it can be passed at a plenary session with the attendance of a majority of the registered members and the approval of a majority of the members present, so it can be handled independently by only Democratic Party members (170 people).
In addition to formalizing the permanent special investigation, the Democratic Party plans to speed up the process of revising the National Assembly rules proposed the previous day. The Democratic Party proposed an amendment that excludes the ruling party’s right to recommend candidates to the standing special prosecutor candidate recommendation committee, which will investigate cases involving the president and his family. The National Assembly Steering Committee and the Legislation and Judiciary Committee plan to first process the amendment to the National Assembly rules and the request for a permanent special prosecutor’s investigation, and then vote on the two proposals through the plenary session as soon as the National Assembly audit is completed. A Democratic Party official said, “We are adjusting the schedule to target the first week of November.”
The President’s Office also said, “We cannot help but deplore the behavior of the opposition party, which turned the National Assembly into a place of political strife by using the trick of revising the National Assembly rules to bulletproof the party leader during the first audit of the 22nd National Assembly.” Choo Kyung-ho, floor leader of the People Power Party, protested, saying, “Excluding the ruling party from special prosecutor recommendations directly runs counter to the purpose of the Permanent Special Prosecutor Act, which stipulates the political and professional independence of special prosecutor recommendation members.”
野, excluded from recommendation of permanent special prosecutor… President’s Office: “Will we create a prosecutor directly under Noh?”
Battle for permanent special investigation on Ms. Kim’s suspicions
野, 2 out of 8 suspicions regarding Ms. Kim separated… “We will uncover the truth through a separate special investigation.”
Permanent special investigation policy to be processed in the first week of next month
與 “Special prosecutor addiction, abnormal tricks”
“We will uncover the truth about the foul-smelling Kim Kun-hee Gate through a ‘complete National Assembly inspection’ and a ‘double special investigation.’” (Democratic Party floor leader Park Chan-dae) The Democratic Party submitted to the National Assembly on the 8th a request for a ‘permanent special prosecution’ investigation on the 5th. Among the eight investigation targets of the Kim Kun-hee Special Prosecutor Act, which was abolished due to a vote in the plenary session of the National Assembly, the suspicion of Sambu Construction stock price manipulation and the suspicion of external pressure on the drug investigation by Incheon Customs were separated out and specified as targets of investigation. Violations of laws related to testimony and appraisal in the National Assembly were also included in the investigation. The intention is that only cases involving Lee Jong-ho, former CEO of Black Pearl Invest, the main culprit in the Deutsche Motors stock price manipulation case, will be handled separately by a permanent special prosecutor. First Lady Kim Kun-hee is being investigated by the prosecution on suspicion of being involved in stock price manipulation at Deutsche Motors, and as she is known to have communicated with former CEO Lee 40 times in 2020, they are targeting Mrs. Kim.
Unlike individual special prosecutors that require the enactment of special laws, the permanent special prosecutors are formed based on laws already enacted in 2014, so they can avoid President Yoon Seok-yeol’s ‘right to request reconsideration’ (right to veto). The Democratic Party’s goal is to hold its first plenary session in November to process a request for a permanent special prosecutor as well as an amendment to the National Assembly rules that would prohibit the ruling party from recommending candidates to the committee that recommends candidates for a permanent special prosecutor to investigate cases involving the president and his family. In addition, the government plans to continue to exert all-out pressure on Ms. Kim by proposing a new special prosecution law to include additional suspicions related to Ms. Kim that will be added through the government audit during the month of October.
● No’s ‘double special prosecutor’ speed battle
A permanent special prosecution can be carried out by resolution of the plenary session of the National Assembly without the submission of a separate special prosecution law. However, compared to individual special prosecutors, the size of the special investigation (35 people) is small and the period of activity (preparation period of 20 days, investigation period of 90 days) is short. The ‘Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act’ proposed by the Democratic Party in September specified an investigative force of up to 30 dispatched prosecutors and up to 60 dispatched civil servants, and the investigation period was 150 days.
Kim Yong-min, senior vice-presidential representative for floor policy, said, “It is difficult for the permanent special prosecution to target all of Mrs. Kim’s matters for investigation, so we made independent cases and cases involving former Representative Lee the subject of the permanent special prosecution” (Ms. Kim’s special prosecution, etc.) “The concept is to promote individual special prosecutors separately and run them in parallel with a permanent special prosecutor,” he explained. This can be interpreted as an attempt to conduct a ‘splitting special investigation.’
The suspicion of external pressure on the drug customs investigation is an incident that came to light when it was revealed that there was external pressure on the investigation from high-ranking police officers during the investigation into the involvement of customs officials in a drug organization. The Democratic Party has raised suspicions that “Mrs. The Democratic Party also suspects stock price manipulation, saying that after former leader Lee sent a message in the chat room last year saying, “Check Sambu tomorrow,” the stock trading volume of Sambu Construction, which raised various suspicions due to his friendship with Ms. Kim’s family, skyrocketed. In addition, violations of the ‘Act on Testimony and Appraisal in the National Assembly’ (Increasing and Decrease Act) were also included in the investigation, and the purpose is to make it impossible to avoid the suspicions that were the subject of investigation by this special prosecutor.
● 與 “Special Prosecutor Addiction”
The President’s Office and the People’s Power Party immediately protested. An official from the President’s Office said, “The Democratic Party’s bill to revise the rules for the Permanent Special Prosecutor Act is to create another prosecutor’s office under the direct control of the opposition party.” criticized.
Floor leader Choo Kyung-ho said at the National Assembly audit countermeasures meeting held on this day, “The Democratic Party’s trick revision of the rules for permanent special prosecutors has the same problems as the special prosecutor law that the opposition party has been pushing so far.” ·It is directly contrary to the purpose of the Permanent Special Prosecutor Act, which stipulates independence in office,” he said. At the same time, he said, “The rule recommending permanent special prosecutors that the Democratic Party is planning to change was first proposed by the Democratic Party when it was enacted in 2014.” The People Power Party is also considering ways to delay the meeting by requesting the convening of the Agenda Coordination Committee during the meeting of the Steering Committee, which is a standing committee in charge of the National Assembly rules, adjudication of authority disputes, and legal action such as constitutional appeals.
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