The ruling and opposition parties decide to re-admit the ‘Kim Kun-hee Special Prosecutor Act’ on the 10th of next month

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People Power Party floor leader Chu Kyung-ho (from left), National Assembly Speaker⁣ Woo Won-sik, and Democratic Party floor leader Park Chan-dae are meeting to ​discuss the plenary session and taking a commemorative photo ‌at ​the National Assembly Speaker’s Office in​ Yeouido, Seoul on the afternoon of the 26th. (Joint ​coverage) 2024.11.26

The​ ruling ‍and opposition parties agreed to re-admit the ‘First‌ Lady Kim Kun-hee⁢ Special Prosecutor Act’ ⁣on the 10th of next month. Ms. Kim’s ‌Special Prosecutor Act⁤ was returned to the National⁢ Assembly with President Yoon Seok-yeol exercising his right to‌ reconsider (veto)​ for the⁣ third time⁤ on the 26th. Initially, the opposition party ⁣planned to ‌hold a re-vote on the​ 28th, but it appears that they will do their best ‍to postpone the date by two ‌weeks and aim for votes to break away from the ruling party.

Park Chan-dae, floor leader ⁣of the Democratic Party ⁢of Korea, met with⁣ reporters ‍after a meeting with the⁣ Speaker⁣ of the ⁢National Assembly and ⁢floor leaders of the ruling and ​opposition parties ⁤this⁤ afternoon and said,​ “It has⁣ been decided that a re-decision​ regarding Ms. Kim’s ​special prosecution will⁣ be⁤ held on December 10, the last day of the regular National Assembly session.” Regarding the postponement of the re-decision period from ⁢the original, floor ‍leader Park ​said, “The ​ruling party ⁢and‌ the opposition party must do their best to participate in the‍ vote, so I thought it would be appropriate to‍ accurately schedule the re-decision date and‍ allow (both​ the ruling and opposition parties) to sufficiently prepare, so we set aside 10​ days.” “We agreed on a re-decision ⁤date,” he said.

The ruling and opposition parties decided​ to hold the plenary session of the National Assembly on December‍ 2, 4, and ⁣10 in addition to ⁤the originally scheduled date of November 28.⁣ Among these, on the 2nd, there will be a report on the impeachment indictment against three prosecutors, including Seoul Central ​District Prosecutors’ Office Chief⁤ Lee Chang-soo, in relation to the ‍decision not to indict Mrs. Kim on suspicion of stock price manipulation of Deutsche Motors.

Previously, the⁣ Democratic Party alone ‌passed the special ‌prosecution⁢ bill ⁣for‍ Ms. Kim, which was proposed for the third time at the⁤ plenary session on the 14th. In the revised​ bill, the number of investigation targets from 14 was reduced to three,⁤ including the suspicion of‍ Deutsche Motors stock price manipulation, the⁣ Kim⁢ Kun-hee-Myeong Tae-kyun gate, and⁤ incidents recognized during the​ related investigation. It​ also includes a ‘third-party recommendation of special prosecutor candidates’ method in which the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court recommends four candidates for ​special prosecutors, and ​the Democratic Party and ‍the Democratic Party of Korea select one person each, and then the ⁣president‌ appoints them. However, a⁢ ‘non-vote clause’ was included⁤ that allows ‍the opposition party to request ⁤re-recommendation of a ⁤candidate.

The‌ Democratic Party planned‌ to pass the Special Prosecutor Act ⁤at the plenary session on ​the 28th. However, it was agreed with ​the People‍ Power Party to postpone the re-decision date to the⁤ 10th of next month.​ Regarding this, floor leader Park explained, “I thought it​ was ‌appropriate⁢ for‌ the ruling and⁢ opposition parties to do their best‌ to participate in the vote‍ so ⁣that ​they can fully ⁣prepare.” In order for a⁢ bill to be reconsidered ⁢to‌ pass‍ the plenary session again, ⁤a majority of the registered⁣ members ⁢(300) must attend and the approval of more than two-thirds of the members present is⁤ required. If 8 out of 108 ruling party ​members vote in favor, the Special Prosecutor Act ‍will be passed.

Jo Hye-sun, ⁣Donga.com ​reporter [email protected]

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