Kwon Seong-dong: "Min Hyung-bae's Party Withdrawal Is a Tactic to Paralyze the Agenda Coordination Committee"

On the 13th, Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, and members of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee held an emergency press briefing at the National Assembly in Yeouido regarding the Democratic Party's ongoing push for "Geomsu Wanbak" (complete removal of prosecutorial investigation rights). Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-ho Kim] Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, criticized on the 20th the sudden departure of Min Hyung-bae, a member of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, from the Democratic Party, saying, "The Democratic Party is once again trying to undermine the agenda coordination committee through trickery."

At an emergency press conference held at the National Assembly on the same day, Floor Leader Kwon said, "After Yang Hyang-ja, who left the Democratic Party and was reassigned to the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, expressed a critical stance on the 'Kumsu Wanbak' law, they went so far as to have Min Hyung-bae leave the party, turning him into a member representing a non-negotiating group in the agenda coordination committee," criticizing the move.

Earlier, Min left the Democratic Party in the afternoon. It is analyzed that this departure was not to differ from the party's philosophy and line but was intended by the Democratic Party to gain numerical superiority in the agenda coordination committee of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee by using Min as a front.

Floor Leader Kwon said, "The agenda coordination committee should be composed of an equal number of three members from both ruling and opposition parties, but if Min joins the committee, it effectively becomes a 4 to 2 situation," adding, "The agenda coordination committee is just a formality, a prearranged game."

Immediately after the press conference, Floor Leader Kwon, along with Deputy Floor Leader Song Eon-seok, visited National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok to request the reassignment of Min from the Legislation and Judiciary Committee. After visiting Speaker Park, Floor Leader Kwon told reporters, "I believe the Speaker expressed a strong will to come up with a compromise on this issue."

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