People Power Party "Considering 4 Candidates for Recommendation Committee of the Corruption Investigation Office Chief"

Kim Jong-in, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is attending the joint meeting of the Emergency Response Committee Chairman and senior lawmakers held at the National Assembly on the 21st, delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The People Power Party denied reports that lawyers Lim Jeong-hyeok and Lee Heon had been nominated as candidates for the High-ranking Officials’ Crime Investigation Agency (PCC) chief recommendation committee, stating that they are reviewing about four candidates for the position.

A People Power Party floor official said in a phone interview with Asia Economy on the morning of the 24th, "We are reviewing about four candidates for the recommendation committee," adding, "There should be procedures carried out jointly by the ruling and opposition parties, such as the Special Inspector General, the North Korean Human Rights Foundation board members, or amendments to the unconstitutional provisions of the PCC Act. It is premature to say anything definite," emphasizing that nothing has been finalized yet.

This statement came in response to reports earlier that morning that the People Power Party had nominated lawyers Lim and Lee as candidates for the PCC chief recommendation committee. Lawyer Lim, a former deputy prosecutor general at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, was previously recommended as a candidate for the 'Druking Special Prosecutor.' Lawyer Lee, a former chairman of the Korea Legal Aid Corporation, served as vice-chairman of the Sewol Ferry Disaster Special Investigation Committee and has been mentioned multiple times in the media as a candidate for the opposition party’s PCC chief recommendation committee.

Earlier, the Democratic Party of Korea announced its intention to push forward with the launch of the PCC through legal amendments if no candidates are recommended by the 26th.

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