Sim Jae-cheol "Democratic Party Splitting the National Assembly from New Year... Will Be Judged in the General Election"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Shim Jae-cheol, floor leader of the Liberty Korea Party, strongly criticized the ruling party's plan to convene a plenary session in the new year and submit the police-prosecutor investigation authority adjustment bill.

At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 5th, Floor Leader Shim said, "It seems that the Democratic Party will hold another split temporary session like at the end of last year and forcibly pass the police-prosecutor investigation authority adjustment bill, which was fast-tracked in April last year."

He added, "They intend to resume the disgraceful behavior from the year-end and New Year period," and criticized, "It is solely to solidify the foundation of left-wing dictatorship. For them, people's livelihood comes last. Although there are many livelihood-related bills, they are putting those aside and processing the fast-track bad laws first."

He continued, "Last year, they (the Democratic Party) postponed subsidiary budget bills and forcibly passed the budget bill first," and said, "Isn't it shameful to have a split National Assembly from the new year? They will be strictly judged in the upcoming general election."

Regarding some Liberty Korea Party lawmakers who were sentenced to disqualification from election by the prosecution due to the fast-track clash incident, he pointed out, "The election law and the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) law were illegal from their inception. Despite illegal substitutions, illegal meeting openings, illegal forced passage, and an 'illegal all-kill track,' the ruling party leadership responsible for the reckless illegal enforcement is untouched, while only opposition lawmakers are threatened with the loss of their political lives."

He said, "(The prosecution) has reached the point of indicting lawmakers out of concern for the CIO," and added, "Isn't the CIO's omnipotent power already at work? The Democratic Party will hand over all political issues to the prosecution and continue to pressure it."

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