The Legislation and Judiciary Committee Subcommittee Adjourns for Now... Resumes Review of 'Complete Prosecution Reform' on the Afternoon of the 26th

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The ruling and opposition parties held a subcommittee meeting of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee late afternoon on the 25th to discuss the 'Geomsu Wanbak' (complete removal of prosecutorial investigation rights) bill, but decided that further discussion was necessary and adjourned for the time being.

The Legislation and Judiciary Committee convened the first bill review subcommittee at the National Assembly from 9:26 p.m. the previous day to discuss 10 items including amendments to the Prosecutors' Office Act and the Criminal Procedure Act related to the abolition of prosecutorial investigation rights, but adjourned after about three hours. The Democratic Party of Korea convened the subcommittee, and members of the People Power Party also attended. This discussion was based on a bipartisan agreement mediated by National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok on the 22nd. It is known that only about half of the eight-article agreement was reviewed.

Accordingly, the subcommittee is expected to reconvene around 1 p.m. on the 26th for additional review and discussion. Park Joo-min, the Democratic Party's Legislation and Judiciary Committee secretary and chair of the first bill review subcommittee, said in a briefing after the meeting, "We only conducted the review of the bill. There were more opinions than expected, so we reviewed only about half," adding, "We decided to hold another meeting tomorrow to continue the review."

Yoo Sang-beom, the People Power Party's Legislation and Judiciary Committee secretary, also explained, "Upon reviewing the actual mediation proposal, there were many points for discussion," and "Since members expressed opinions on each article, discussions proceeded up to Articles 3 and 4. We concluded by exchanging opinions without making a separate decision."

When asked whether the parts that the People Power Party requested to be reconsidered were discussed at the subcommittee that day, Park said, "Right now, opinions are being expressed without distinguishing between reconsideration or mediation proposals."

The Democratic Party plans to complete the full Legislation and Judiciary Committee meeting approval on the 26th after the subcommittee. They hold the position that to submit the 'Geomsu Wanbak' bill to the last Cabinet meeting of the Moon Jae-in administration scheduled for the 3rd of next month, the plenary session approval must be completed within this week.

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