People Party: "Ruling Party Rushes Passage of Corruption Investigation Office Act... Birth of a Monster Organization"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 10th, the People’s Party criticized the passage of the amendment to the High-ranking Officials’ Crime Investigation Office (HCIO) Act, which nullifies the opposition’s veto power, through the plenary session of the National Assembly, saying, “The HCIO Act was forcibly passed as a form of the Democratic Party’s parliamentary dictatorship,” and added, “A monstrous organization akin to a secret police, disguised as a reform of power institutions but actually protecting only the regime, has been born.”

On the same day, Ahn Hye-jin, spokesperson for the People’s Party, stated in a commentary, “What on earth is the reason for putting all their might into launching a HCIO that serves their own people? Is it because the prosecution’s blade is pointed at the higher-ups? Is it due to power corruption? What exactly are they afraid of?” She continued, “No matter how much perfume you spray on filth, the stench that stings the nose remains, and no matter how nicely wrapped it is with the pretense of good intentions, the public and history know that the contents are not so.”

Spokesperson Ahn also said, “Today, a sad chapter was written in the hall of popular sovereignty, the National Assembly,” and added, “The spirit of democracy, won after decades of defeating the Yushin military dictatorship, has suddenly perished overnight. It is deeply regrettable and heartbreaking.”

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