Choi Hyung-doo "Can We Protest Outside Amid COVID-19 Prevention Measures... Will Continue Special Investigation Negotiations"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Choi Hyung-doo, spokesperson for the People Power Party, dismissed the idea of an outdoor protest, asking, "Can we hold an outdoor protest amid the COVID-19 quarantine situation?"

On the 20th, Choi said on YTN Radio's 'Hwang Bo-seon's Start of a New Morning', "Parliamentary parties should clarify and fight this issue within the National Assembly."

On the 19th, the party floor leader hinted that if the ruling party does not accept the Lime and Optimus special prosecutors, they might consider outdoor protests.

Choi said, "To introduce special prosecutors, we must persuade the ruling party within the National Assembly and continue negotiations so that the ruling party can participate and special prosecutors can be established. What is needed here is the power of the people."

He added, "How can we gain strength by holding outdoor protests without the consent and power of the people? Since large-scale gatherings are currently not possible, outdoor protests are effectively blocked."

Choi warned, "If this issue is not resolved through negotiations within the National Assembly and the opposition is oppressed, it will face national resistance," emphasizing, "Just recently was the 41st anniversary of the Buma Uprising, in Masan where I grew up, and Busan, where citizens protested against the dictatorship and changed the country. The powerful government and ruling party oppressed the minority opposition and even drove out the opposition leader, which led the citizens of Busan and Masan to resist."

Regarding Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae's exercise of investigative authority, he criticized, "Since the Minister of Justice removed the Prosecutor General, the Minister has effectively become identical to the Prosecutor General," adding, "Although there have been several conflicts between Prosecutor Generals and Ministers of Justice in Korea's constitutional history, it is unprecedented for the Minister of Justice to directly intervene after cutting off the Prosecutor General's limbs."

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