2024-01-04 11:24:00
President Yoon Seok-yeol and First Lady Kim Kun-hee. News 1
On the 5th, it was reported that President Yoon Seok-yeol plans to exercise his right to request reconsideration (veto) on the so-called twin special prosecution laws, including the ‘Kim Kun-hee Special Prosecutor Act’ and the ‘Daejang-dong 5 billion Club Special Prosecutor Act’, after a resolution at an extraordinary cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Han Deok-soo. The Democratic Party of Korea is opposed to this and is seeking to adjudicate the authority dispute at the Constitutional Court. The National Assembly transferred the special prosecution bill, which passed the plenary session on December 28 last year, to the government on the 4th.
The government plans to hold an extraordinary cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Han at the Seoul Government Complex on the 5th at 9 a.m. to decide on requests for reconsideration of the Twin Special Prosecutors’ Act, including the Kim Kun-hee Special Prosecutors’ Act. If President Yoon approves it after the Cabinet meeting, the government will send the Twin Special Prosecutors Act back to the National Assembly. An official from the Presidential Office said, “If the Cabinet meeting approves the veto, President Yoon will immediately approve it.” In a phone call with the Dong-A Ilbo on the 4th, a government official said, “There is no change in our position to promptly exercise the right to veto the Kim Kun-hee Special Prosecutors Act, etc.” and added, “We plan to hold an extraordinary cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Han on the 5th to decide on a request for reconsideration of the Twin Special Prosecutors Act.” He said.
If this happens, the opposition party, including the Democratic Party, will exercise its veto power eight days after the Dual Special Prosecutors Act was passed alone at the plenary session of the National Assembly. The intention is to emphasize that there is no intention to accept a special prosecutor by proceeding with the process faster than in other cases where President Yoon exercised his veto, such as the Grain Management Act amendment (12th), the Nursing Act enactment (19th), and the Yellow Bag Act and 3 Broadcasting Act (22nd). all. The ruling party’s sentiment that the Twin Special Prosecutors’ Act is an “evil law aimed at the April general elections” is reflected. Some in the political world speculated that the timing of the exercise of the veto of the Twin Special Prosecutors’ Act could be adjusted due to the attack on Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, but the President’s Office was inclined to respond separately as it was a separate issue.
Hong Ik-pyo, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and lawmakers are shouting slogans at an emergency press conference urging the acceptance of the Dual Special Prosecutors’ Act (Special Prosecutors Kim Kun-hee and Daejang-dong) held in front of the President’s Office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 4th. 2024.01.04. Newsis
On this day, the Democratic Party held an emergency press conference in front of the President’s Office in Yongsan immediately after the Dual Special Prosecutors Act was transferred to the government to urge acceptance of the special prosecutors. Hong Ik-pyo, floor leader of the Democratic Party, said, “It is very absurd that the Office of the President and the ruling party announced that they would exercise their veto just 10 minutes after the passage of the Special Prosecutor Act in the National Assembly.” He added, “In a country governed by law, it is against common sense and legal principles to avoid exercising authority in matters related to the person or family.” “It was the right action,” he said.
The Democratic Party’s position is that it will push for a constitutional court authority dispute adjudication. The intention is to highlight that exercising the veto may pose a conflict of interest, as it is a law that allows for the investigation of the president himself and his spouse. Park Joo-min, senior vice leader of the Democratic Party’s floor operations, said on this day, “If the president respects legislative authority, respects the public’s demands, and respects the values of our country and society, such as fairness and common sense, which he himself has talked about, it is right not to exercise the veto.”
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