2024-04-17 02:39:36
野 Strong drive for special prosecutor Kim Geon-hee law, etc.
Responsible for everything from law proposal to review.
“You have to bring a judge’s camouflage” is already a voice
He protested, “You can’t monopolize with the Speaker of the National Assembly.”
“The chairman of the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee originally belongs to the opposition party. “It is an absolutely necessary weapon to judge the regime.”
A leading member of the Democratic Party of Korea said on the 15th, “In order to implement the public sentiment expressed in the general election, we must first secure the Legislative and Judiciary Committee in the 22nd National Assembly.”
The Democratic Party, which won a landslide victory in the 4/10 general election, passed the ‘Corporal Chae Special Prosecutor Act’ (Special Prosecutor Act to Obstruct the Investigation of Marine Corps Corporal Chae’s Death in the Line of Duty and Obtain the Truth About Cover-up of Cases) within the 21st National Assembly, which has about a month left in its term, and as soon as the 22nd National Assembly opens. As they prepare to re-enforce the ‘Kim Kun-hee Special Prosecutor Act’, tensions between the ruling and opposition parties over negotiations on the composition of the 22nd National Assembly are already rising.
In particular, Park Joo-min, senior vice-president of the Democratic Party, met with reporters after a press conference calling for the passage of the Corporal Chae Special Prosecution Act and asked whether President Yoon Seok-yeol falls within the scope of the Special Prosecution Act investigation, saying, “As per the current wording, it does.” When asked, “If the Special Prosecutor Act is passed, is there a possibility that it will become the starting point for the president’s impeachment?”, Deputy Representative Park responded, “It will take time and process to observe the results of the special prosecutor’s investigation.”
● Democratic Party’s “Special Prosecution Act is against the judiciary” is a detonator
Rep. Kim Yong-min, a hardliner of the Democratic Party, said on Facebook that day, “The Democratic Party should take over the chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee,” and “This is because most of the major bills that keep the Yoon (Seok-yeol) government in check, such as the Special Prosecutor Act and the Prosecution Reform Act, are judiciary violations.” Five days after the general election, there was a public demand within the Democratic Party that he should become chairman of the Judiciary Committee to help with the situation of a special prosecutor.
The reason such claims are already being made by the Democratic Party is because they need to take the lead in legislation, including various special prosecutors, from the beginning of the 22nd National Assembly. The Legislative and Judiciary Committee not only has the authority to review the structure and wording of bills and serves as the Senate that conducts the final review of various standing committee bills, but is also responsible for the entire process from the proposal of the Special Prosecutor Act to the review. If the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, who has the authority to convene a meeting, does not cooperate, it is difficult to present the Special Prosecutor Act to the plenary session unless it is through methods such as fast-track designation. A member of the Democratic Party’s Legislative Committee said, “There are many special prosecution laws that need to be promoted in the 22nd National Assembly, including the Corporal Chae Special Prosecutor Act, the Kim Kun-hee Special Prosecutor Act, and the Lee Jong-seop Special Prosecutor Act,” and added, “If the Democratic Party takes over as chairman of the Legislative and Judiciary Committee, the review period for the Special Prosecutor Act can be drastically reduced.” “He said.
There is an interpretation that there is an aspect of it being conscious of the relationship with the Fatherland Innovation Party, which emerged as the third largest party in this general election. A member of the Democratic Party’s leadership said, “He must take charge of the Legislative and Judiciary Committee in order not to be swayed by the Fatherland Innovation Party, with which competition in clarity is inevitable.”
The Democratic Party has raised the level of ‘pressure on special prosecutors’ by announcing that it will pass the Special Prosecutor Chae Special Prosecutor Act within the term of the 21st National Assembly. Floor leader Hong said at the highest level that day, “I will make sure to keep my promise to pass the Corporal Chae Special Prosecutor Act at the plenary session held after the general election.” The Democratic Party’s position is that since the special prosecution bill, which has been designated as a fast-track law, has already been automatically submitted to the plenary session, the plenary session must be held on the 2nd of next month to be voted on. On the other hand, the People Power Party is countering, saying, “The plenary session on the 2nd of next month has not yet been agreed upon.”
● If 8 members leave, the right to veto the special prosecutor is neutralized.
The chairman of the Legislative and Judiciary Committee was traditionally held by the opposition party from the second half of the 15th National Assembly to the 19th National Assembly. With the Democratic Party’s victory in the 20th general election, a ‘Russian Democratic Party’ situation was created, and the Speaker of the National Assembly was shared between the Democratic Party, the largest party in the National Assembly, and the Saenuri Party (predecessor of the People Power Party), which was the ruling party at the time, as the Chairman of the Legislative and Judiciary Committee. In the 21st National Assembly, after conflict between the ruling and opposition parties, the ruling Democratic Party took over the chairmanship of the Legislative and Judiciary Committee in the first half of the year, and from the second half of 2021, Rep. Kim Do-eup of the People’s Power Party has been in charge.
The People Power Party is countering that, in principle, the Democratic Party cannot take over both the positions of Speaker of the National Assembly and Chairman of the Legislative and Judiciary Committee. In particular, if the opposition party with 192 seats in the 22nd National Assembly pushes for Special Prosecutor Chae, etc., there is a possibility that the presidential veto, which is the only means of stopping him, will be neutralized, so he appears to be putting even more effort into protecting his position as chairman of the Legislative and Judiciary Committee. The standard for re-approval after the exercise of the presidential veto is 200 seats, and People Power Party’s Cho Kyung-tae, Ahn Cheol-soo, and Kim Jae-seop, and People’s Future’s proportional representative Han Ji-ah, expressed their support in the vote for special prosecutor Corporal Chae. During the 22nd National Assembly, if only eight members defect from the ruling party, President Yoon’s veto power will be neutralized.
Reporter Kang Seong-hwi [email protected]
Reporter Kwon Gu-yong [email protected]
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