Joo Ho-young Urges Lee Nak-yeon to "Stop the Tyranny of 176 Seats"... Also Proposes Judicial Oversight Special Committee

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] On the 30th, Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the Future United Party, proposed the establishment of a 'Parliamentary Judicial Oversight Special Committee' to Lee Nak-yeon, the newly appointed leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, expressing expectations for bipartisan cooperation.

On the same day, Joo wrote on his Facebook, "The opposition party's expectations for Leader Lee, who is relatively free from internal factional interests, are not small." He also praised Lee for maintaining his conviction by referring to Lee's stance on 'selective support for disaster relief funds' during the leadership race.

Joo asked, "I want to ask Leader Lee, who is President Kim Dae-jung's 'beloved disciple.' The principle of forming the chairperson group and standing committee chairpersons, maintained since the 1987 system at the suggestion of Kim Dae-jung, the leader of the Peace Democratic Party, has been completely broken," and questioned, "Will you leave it as it is after the ruling party broke it by force?" He was pointing out the situation where the Democratic Party took all 17 standing committee chair positions as negotiations for the parliamentary organization between the ruling and opposition parties broke down.

He emphasized, "Please stop the tyranny of the party with 176 seats at this level," and added, "The ruling party frequently says, 'We will amend the law to do as we wish.'" Joo also said, "They are threatening to amend the Public Officials Corruption Investigation Office Act, which grants the opposition veto power over the head of the Corruption Investigation Office and has not even been implemented yet," calling it "an unreasonable and forceful display of power that does not suit mature parliamentary democracy."

Regarding Leader Lee's proposal to establish four special committees in the National Assembly on emergency economy, energy, low birthrate, and balanced development, Joo counter-proposed to separately establish a judicial oversight special committee to supervise judicial bodies.

Joo explained the reason for his proposal, saying, "Judicial bodies including the prosecution, police, judiciary, and Constitutional Court have come under the direct influence of the Blue House, and the ruling party has even taken the chairmanship of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, which should oversee judicial bodies," adding, "If the standards of law stretch and shrink like a rubber band, public trust in the nation will be broken."

He urged, "The opposition will actively cooperate with Leader Lee's proposal," and expressed hope that Leader Lee would make a wise judgment on this matter as well.

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