Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People’s Power, speaks at the 2nd National Power of the People National Committee held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 22nd. Joint coverage photo news 1
On the 23rd, Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People’s Power, emphasized the justification of an agreement on the arbitration plan, saying, “If we had gone to the end through hard-line struggle, nothing would have been achieved.” In particular, he also praised the fact that it was meaningful in preventing the ‘abolition of the prosecution’s supplementary investigation authority’ included in the Democratic Party’s bill as the “maximum poisonous clause.”
In a Facebook post on the same day, floor leader Kwon said, “The right to supplement investigation is the right to not only ‘request supplementation’ but also ‘direct investigation’ against the police’s erroneous and incomplete investigations.” When strong supporters protested against the agreement on the arbitration plan, he explained the negotiation process and achievements and sought understanding.
He said, “If there is no supplementary investigative power, the prosecution becomes nothing more than a stampede of whether to prosecute or not to prosecute, even if they are not convinced by the data brought by the police. ‘ he reiterated. He also added, “Three years ago, the ‘Abolition of the Prosecutor’s Office of Investigation Command’ and ‘Granting the Power to End the Investigation of the Police’ were passed and implemented as a fast track three years ago. .
Regarding the agreement to abolish and transfer four of the prosecution’s six major crimes, he said, “I initially proposed leaving the prosecution’s direct investigation authority on corruption, economy, elections, and public officials, but I can’t overcome the Democratic Party’s demand to reduce even one more. “I apologize to the people for this, as the floor leader of the People’s Power,” he said.
“Struggles without persuasion and negotiations are an easier option for politicians who want to appeal to their supporters,” said Kwon. “The criticism and criticism of this decision is my responsibility,” he said. “The 113-seat minority party did the best they could, but it was an inevitable choice.
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