24th case when exercising the right of veto: “Violation of the principle of separation of powers under the Constitution”
Dinner with Chu Kyung-ho and others ahead of the National Assembly inspection… Han Dong-hoon is not included.
President Yoon Seok-yeol is expected to exercise his right to reconsider (veto) the First Lady Kim Kun-hee Special Prosecution Act, the Marine Corps Special Prosecution Act, and the Local Currency Act as early as the 2nd. If this happens, the number of instances of President Yoon exercising his veto will increase to 24 since taking office.
According to the President’s Office on the 2nd, President Yoon plans to exercise his veto on these three laws, which were passed through the plenary session by the opposition party alone, including the Democratic Party of Korea, on the 19th of last month, as early as this day or the 4th. Previously, a request for reconsideration of the bill was passed at the Cabinet meeting on the 30th of last month.
The President’s Office has taken the veto as a fait accompli, calling it “an unconstitutional and illegal bill.” An official from the President’s Office said on the 23rd, “Mrs. Kim’s Special Prosecutor Act is a bill that effectively allows the opposition party to direct the investigation, which violates the constitutional principle of separation of powers,” and also said about the Marine Corps Special Prosecutor Act, “It is a matter already being investigated by the High-ranking Public Officials Crime Investigation Office.” The opposing position was made clear.
Ms. Kim’s Special Prosecutor Act is a bill that targets eight suspicions, including the suspicion of stock price manipulation by Deutsche Motors, and significantly increased the number of subjects of investigation in the Special Prosecutor Act, which was passed alone by the opposition party in December last year during the 21st National Assembly and was scrapped at the President’s request for reconsideration. The Marine Corps Special Prosecution Act aims to investigate suspicions of external pressure in the investigation of the case in which Marine Chae died while searching for a missing person in July of last year. Both bills are evaluated as bills aimed at the president and his wife.
The Democratic Party plans to hold a plenary session on the 4th of next month and vote again if President Yoon exercises his veto on the three bills. In addition, the plan is to continue the issue by promoting a government investigation and holding off-site rallies after the government audit.
Meanwhile, President Yoon plans to invite floor leader Choo Kyung-ho, policy committee chairman Kim Sang-hoon, and other leadership figures from the National Assembly, as well as the National Assembly standing committee chairman and secretaries belonging to the People Power Party, to the Yongsan Presidential Office for a dinner. The President’s Office explains that this is an opportunity for President Yoon to encourage the leadership in the National Assembly ahead of the regular National Assembly audit, which begins on the 7th.
However, some are analyzing that this dinner was politically motivated to maintain unity within the ruling party ahead of the re-election of the Dual Special Prosecutors Act. Although the party believes that the possibility of defecting votes is low, the ruling party’s internal struggle to control votes is deepening as some lawmakers raise the need for an apology from Ms. Kim.
In particular, it is noteworthy that a dinner was held with the leadership of the House, excluding Representative Han, while people close to Representative Han Dong-hoon discussed the need for an apology from Mrs. Kim. In a phone call with News 1, an official from the President’s Office cautioned against an expanded interpretation, saying, “It has been an event every year before the National Assembly to invite the standing committee chairs to eat together and promote unity, and this has already been discussed in advance.”
It is known that the President’s Office is keeping an eye on recent changes in public opinion and looking into several possibilities, including a plan for Mrs. Kim to apologize in person. This official said, “Nothing has been specifically discussed or decided on whether or not the first lady will apologize.” However, he added, “We are listening to various opinions coming from the ruling party, the opposition party, and the media.”
(Seoul = News 1)
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2024-10-02 00:45:36