Ruling and Opposition Party Floor Leaders to Meet Today... Likely to Discuss Corruption Investigation Office and Lime·Optimus Special Prosecutor

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] Kim Tae-nyeon, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Joo Ho-young, the floor leader of the People Power Party, will hold a meeting on the 22nd. In particular, Joo, who proposed a mammoth-level special prosecution law as a solution to the Lime and Optimus asset management scandals, is expected to strongly pressure the ruling party to accept the special prosecution.

A Democratic Party official said, "Yesterday, Floor Leader Joo proposed a meeting on various current issues," adding, "They will meet today."

Floor Leader Joo, who proposed the meeting, is expected to strongly demand acceptance of the special prosecution law related to Lime and Optimus. Since the entire political circle expects a swift and strict investigation into this matter, Joo believes that the Democratic Party has no grounds to reject the special prosecution. On the morning of the same day, Joo, along with Kwon Eun-hee, a member of the People’s Party, directly submitted the special prosecution bill to the National Assembly's legislative affairs office.

Furthermore, it is anticipated that he will demand a thorough investigation into suspicions that Blue House and ruling party figures were involved in this scandal, and that the 'invisible hand' which led public institutions such as the Korea Radio Promotion Agency to invest in the Optimus fund must be found and severely punished.

On the other hand, Floor Leader Kim is expected to emphasize the deadline for recommending candidates for the head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) on the 26th and request cooperation from the opposition party. Especially, the recent additional revelations by Kim Bong-hyun, former chairman of Star Mobility and a key figure in the Lime scandal, regarding 'prosecutor entertainment' have further strengthened the justification for establishing the CIO.

In fact, Floor Leader Kim stated at the National Assembly audit countermeasures meeting on the same day, "We must thoroughly investigate and firmly punish the fabricated investigations by some political prosecutors," and emphasized the necessity of establishing the CIO by saying, "The prosecution must be reborn through reform."

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