Kwon Seong-dong: "If Power Had Not Changed, Would the Democratic Party Have Tried to Weaken the Prosecution?"

Violation of the Constitution and Against Public Interest
"Absolutely Cannot Agree"

Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, is delivering a speech at the emergency joint meeting of party leaders and senior lawmakers of the Democratic Party held at the National Assembly on the 21st to block the forcible passage of the Democratic Party's 'complete prosecution reform' bill. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, reiterated on the 22nd that he would "never agree if it violates the Constitution and goes against the interests of the people" regarding the so-called 'complete prosecution reform' bill.

At the party meeting that day, Floor Leader Kwon said, "I am a parliamentarian who believes compromise (with the Democratic Party) is possible. That is why I boldly accepted the pilot implementation of the multi-member district system for basic councilors." He emphasized, "When I took office as floor leader, I said we must practice politics of coexistence and cooperation, and I said I would concede where necessary as long as it does not go against the interests of the people."

Floor Leader Kwon expressed sadness witnessing the Democratic Party's behavior of trying to push everything through relying solely on their overwhelming number of seats. He said, "The Democratic Party has pushed laws like military operations whenever there was a directive from the Blue House. The three lease laws were like that," adding, "As a result, real estate prices in Seoul doubled, and jeonse prices rose by 50%. The damage caused by parliamentary dictatorship and legislative dictatorship is borne entirely by the people."

He pointed out, "The Democratic Party is showing the height of arrogance and dogmatism as if the power temporarily entrusted by the people is their own," and questioned, "Would they have tried to neutralize the prosecution's investigative authority through the complete prosecution reform law even if there had been no regime change?"

He also revealed that Democratic Party lawmakers asked Floor Leader Kwon to stop it. Kwon said, "When asked why they cannot raise their voices, they said they do not want to suffer from text message bombings by hardline supporters," and "Some even said that if there were an anonymous secret ballot, the bill would likely be rejected."

The People Power Party held a closed-door party meeting that day to discuss the mediation proposal presented by National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok.

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