Jo Hae-jin: "If the ruling party takes the Legislation and Judiciary Committee chair first, splitting it has no meaning"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Jo Hae-jin, a member of the Future United Party, pointed out that the negotiation proposal to split the chairmanship of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee in half, with the ruling party taking the first half and the opposition party the second half, is meaningless.

On the 29th, Jo appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' and said, "If the United Party takes the chairmanship first, whether for one year or two years, that would have meaning, but if the ruling party goes first, it is meaningless." He criticized the 'splitting of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee' proposed by Joo Ho-young, the floor leader of the United Party, saying it is meaningless unless the opposition party takes the chairmanship first.

He explained, "Because whether it is one year or two years, during the period the ruling party holds the chairmanship, they will finish handling all the concerns we have. And even if our party takes the chairmanship in the second year or the latter half, there will be no contentious bills left. There will be no bills for us to control or check."

However, he added, "Separately from that, our floor leader has done enough so far, so at this point, our party members must delegate full authority for negotiations to Floor Leader Joo and accept whatever conclusion he brings back."

He emphasized that if the ruling and opposition parties open the National Assembly through negotiations, the first thing to amend should be the Public Officials Corruption Investigation Unit Act (Gong-su-cheo Act). Jo said, "Although I was outside the National Assembly when the Gong-su-cheo Act was created, this law has serious problems," pointing out, "There were procedural issues, constitutional and legal problems in its content, and politically, it regresses democracy."

He continued, "We haven't had a full debate yet due to the ongoing organizational negotiations, but I think the majority of the United Party shares the same concerns. If the Gong-su-cheo is to contribute to prosecutorial reform and democracy, the toxic clauses must be quickly removed through bipartisan negotiations, amended and corrected, and a flawless Gong-su-cheo should be established and launched."

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