The ‘Special Prosecutor Kim Kun-hee Act’ and the ‘Corporal Chae Special Prosecutor Act’, which returned to the National Assembly through President Yoon Seok-yeol’s right to request reconsideration (veto), were rejected after a re-vote at the plenary session held on the 4th. The People Power Party leadership decided to ‘reject’ this day as the party line, but there were at least 4 withdrawal votes. The People Power Party expressed its dismay, saying, “There were more withdrawal votes than expected.” In the ruling party, concerns are spreading that “the risk of Ms. Kim Kun-hee is becoming more serious enough to reach a critical point in public sentiment, so unless President Yoon Seok-yeol takes special measures, we cannot guarantee that the bill will be rejected in the next special prosecution bill for Kim Kun-hee.”
The Kim Kun-hee Special Prosecutor Act was repealed through an anonymous vote on this day, with 194 in favor, 104 against, 1 abstention, and 1 invalid out of 300 members present. The Special Prosecutor Act on Corporal Chae was also rejected with 194 in favor, 104 against, and 2 invalidating it. In order for a bill that has been re-voted through the exercise of the veto under the National Assembly Act to be passed, a majority of the registered members must attend and more than two-thirds of the members present must agree. At the plenary session on this day, 192 opposition party members, including the Democratic Party of Korea, and 108 People Power Party members all attended and participated in the vote. Assuming that all opposition parties voted in favor, it is interpreted that the ruling party received 4 votes for both special prosecution bills, including 2 in favor and 2 for invalidation and abstention. The Local Currency Act, which was also up for vote on this day, was different from the fact that 111 people voted against it, with virtually all People Power Party members opposing it.
Regarding the results that day, the ruling party lawmakers responded, “We voted it down this time, but the fact that Mrs. Kim is not receiving an apology or special prosecutor’s investigation means that we are fighting against the people.” This means that if the Democratic Party proposes the Kim Kun-hee Special Prosecutor Act for the third time, it can be passed by exceeding the Maginot Line of 8 votes with ‘4 votes + alpha’ departure votes.
Four-term lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo said, “The numbers came out much more threatening than expected. “I think we need to take preemptive action quickly,” he said. Six-term lawmaker Gyeong-tae Cho also pointed out, “The party should serve as a channel to convey public sentiment, but it is currently only acting as a shield for Yongsan.” First-term lawmaker Kim Jae-seop said, “The current silence or the scrapping of the bill is by no means a message that ‘First Lady Kim Kun-hee is doing well.’”
At a general meeting of lawmakers held prior to the plenary session, Representative Han Dong-hoon said, “I know many people inside and outside the party think that a solution that meets the public’s expectations (regarding Ms. Kim’s issue) is needed,” and added, “If (the Special Prosecution Act) is passed, the judicial system will collapse, so it must be prevented. “I do it,” he said. In the political world, there is also a prediction that when the statute of limitations on the Public Official Election Act for the general election expires on the 10th of this month, the number of defection votes within the ruling party, which no longer has to worry about the President’s Office and prosecutors, may increase.
Immediately after the rejection, the five opposition parties, including the Democratic Party, held a condemnation rally at the main office’s Rotender Hall and said, “We will continue to propose and promote the (Special Prosecution Act) until it is passed and announced.” The Democratic Party plans to re-introduce the special prosecution law for the third time, including additional suspicions related to Ms. Kim that are revealed during the National Assembly audit this month.
Reporter Choi Hye-ryeong [email protected]
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2024-10-04 15:53:00