United Future Party: "Major criminal investigations require approval from the Minister of Justice... K-Dictatorship"

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the United Future Party, is delivering a speech as the representative of the negotiating group at the National Assembly plenary session on the 21st. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Regarding the adjustment of investigative authority between the prosecution and police by the Blue House, the Future United Party criticized the news that a provisional enforcement decree was prepared requiring the approval of the Minister of Justice for major criminal investigations not included in the enforcement decree, calling it "K-dictatorship."

Kim Eun-hye, spokesperson for the United Party, said in a statement on the 21st, "If this passes as is, from now on, 'their side' will be managed by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, and 'my side' will be controlled by the Minister of Justice."

She pointed out, "It is as if the Blue House is completing the neutralization of the prosecution by punishing the crime of investigating the living power, such as the Ulsan election manipulation suspicion, the Yoo Jae-soo corruption cover-up case, and the Cho Kuk suspicion," adding, "The reason why the administration, with less than two years left in its term, is pushing through this monstrous enforcement decree of a judicial direct control unit is a declaration that the living power of the Moon Jae-in government will henceforth be placed beyond the law."

Spokesperson Kim added, "This government, which seeks to reign over the people even at the cost of undermining the democratic principle of separation of powers, where has the clean and grand inaugural speech about making power institutions independent from politics gone? There is even a bitter laugh going around in the market calling it 'K-dictatorship.'"

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