Minjoo to Pass Amendment to the Corruption Investigation Office Act on the 2nd of Next Month... Lee Nak-yeon Says "According to National Assembly Law"

Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is delivering opening remarks at the expanded executive meeting held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building on the 20th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Wondara] The Democratic Party of Korea will pass the amendment to the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (HCIA) Establishment Act at the plenary session on the 2nd of next month. The Democratic Party leadership criticized the People Power Party, saying they exercised "a tantrum right, not a veto right."

On the morning of the 20th, at an expanded executive meeting held at the National Assembly, Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party, said, "The HCIA is something our people have long awaited, but the minority opinion respect rule was abused, betraying the people's wait," adding, "We must not keep them waiting any longer. I hope the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee will handle it according to the National Assembly Act procedures."

Kim Jong-min, Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party, also pointed out, "We negotiated, respected, and dialogued with the opposition party for over four months, but the result was the failure of candidate recommendation," and said, "Opposition party recommended members consistently opposed. They even opposed candidates they themselves recommended." He continued, "The opposition's veto right was not used to select good candidates but was used as a foul to block law enforcement," and said, "We can no longer retreat. Starting from the Legislation and Judiciary Committee subcommittee discussion on the 25th, through the plenary session resolution, to the launch of the HCIA, we will accomplish it within this year."

Shin Dong-geun, Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party, criticized, "Opposition party recommended members' opposition was disguised as prudence," and said, "We did not give the opposition party recommended members a tantrum right."

The Democratic Party plans to hold the Legislation and Judiciary Committee subcommittee on the 25th and pass the amendment at the plenary session scheduled for the 2nd of next month.

Park Ju-min, a Democratic Party member of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, said in a KBS radio interview on the morning of the same day, "If the law is amended and enforced on the 2nd of next month, the candidate recommendation committee will have to be reactivated," adding, "Since materials have already been submitted for the current candidates, and some degree of submission and verification of materials has been completed, if it is reactivated, I think the time required can be somewhat reduced."

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