Lee Cheol-gyu Engages in Unlimited Debate on National Intelligence Service Act Amendment, Continuing for 5 Hours: "Not Reform but Deterioration"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Rep. Lee Cheol-gyu of the People Power Party, who launched a filibuster (legal obstruction of parliamentary proceedings through unlimited debate) to block the amendment to the National Intelligence Service Act, has been continuing his debate for five hours since starting at 3:15 p.m. on the 10th.

During the plenary session of the National Assembly that day, a filibuster requested by the People Power Party was held over the amendment to the National Intelligence Service Act, which transfers the National Intelligence Service's counterintelligence investigation authority to the police. Rep. Lee, as the first debater, took the podium and spoke on various political and social issues, continuing his debate for nearly five hours as of 8 p.m.

Rep. Lee criticized the amendment, saying, "The amendment to the National Intelligence Service Act is not reform but deterioration." Regarding President Moon Jae-in, he said, "The extreme confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties and the ruling party's legislative dominance are because the president, the highest authority in national governance, did not communicate with the people and consistently maintained 'non-communication' solely for the benefit of his faction."

As the Democratic Party decided not to forcibly end the opposition's filibuster, the filibuster is expected to continue for an extended period.

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