Prosecutor’s Office Act-Criminal Act Amendment Plan The legislative process seems to be complete
In the end, the Blue House also participated in the relay of the so-called ‘check-and-run’ (completely deprived of the prosecution’s investigative power) legislative tricks that the Democratic Party is pushing. The Blue House plans to postpone the Cabinet meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. on the 3rd, and decide and promulgate amendments to the Prosecutor’s Office Act and the Criminal Procedure Act. President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol’s veto power, which was demanded by the people’s power and the side of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, also seems unlikely to be exercised.
According to the Democratic Party and Blue House officials on the 2nd, the Blue House decided to hold a cabinet meeting in the afternoon on the 3rd as requested by the Democratic Party. Prior to the State Council meeting, the Democratic Party will hold a plenary session at 10 am on the 3rd to handle the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act. The plenary session, which is usually held at 2 pm on weekdays, is advanced, and the cabinet meeting held at 10 am on Tuesday is pushed back.
The Democratic Party, which previously showed the ‘split session’ trick with the cooperation of National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok, aims to complete the revision of the Criminal Procedure Act on the 3rd following the revision of the Prosecutor’s Office Act on the 30th of last month. According to the Democratic Party’s plan, the legislative process for the oversight bill will be finalized at the last cabinet meeting of President Moon’s five-year term. A Blue House official also said, “President Moon will directly decide on the bill at the last cabinet meeting of his term.”
In addition, the Democratic Party also asked Chairman Park to bring up the proposal for the constitution of the National Assembly Judicial Reform Special Committee, which deals with the establishment of the so-called ‘Serious Crimes Investigation Agency’ at the plenary session on the 3rd. The intention is to put a wedge in the complete deprivation of the prosecution’s direct investigative powers through the launch of the Heavy Suspension Agency.
In response to this, Lee Jun-seok, the representative of People’s Power, said, “The riots of the Democratic Party will pay a heavy price. However, the People’s Power is struggling to come up with follow-up measures as there is no realistic way to prevent the Democratic Party’s dominance in the majority of seats.
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