People Power Party: "'Geomsu Wanbak' Bill Processing is Fundamentally Invalid... Urging Constitutional Court Decision"

"Lead Sponsor of 'Complete Inspection Ban'
Rep. Min Hyung-bae Is Not in the Opposition"

On the 27th, members of the People Power Party held a picket protest opposing the 'Geomsu Wanbak' (separation of prosecution investigation and indictment rights) in the National Assembly plenary session hall. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] On the 28th, members of the People Power Party belonging to the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee urged the Constitutional Court to make a decision on the injunction application to suspend the effectiveness of the so-called 'Geomsu Wanbak (Complete Removal of Prosecutorial Investigation Authority)' bill review process.

The People Power Party's Judiciary Committee members issued a statement on the day, claiming, "The Geomsu Wanbak bills that the Democratic Party of Korea is trying to forcibly pass are fundamentally null and void due to clear and serious defects."

They stated, "Kim Jin-pyo, acting chairman of the agenda adjustment committee, infringed on the opposition party's legitimate deliberation and voting rights," adding, "During the agenda adjustment committee meeting of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee on the night of April 26, the People Power Party formally requested the formation of the agenda adjustment committee regarding the first agenda item, 'Election of the Adjustment Committee Chairman,' but Acting Chairman Kim deliberately ignored this."

They also pointed out, "The bills approved by the agenda adjustment committee and the full committee of the Judiciary Committee differ from the bills actually submitted to the plenary session," and said, "Although the agenda adjustment committee voted on a bill with agreed-upon clause amendments as an alternative, the bill submitted to the plenary session was not the agreed version but the bill unilaterally passed at the first Democratic Party's Bill Review Subcommittee 1 meeting."

They further claimed, "The appointment of Assemblyman Min Hyung-bae as an agenda adjustment committee member is invalid." The core issue is that Assemblyman Min Hyung-bae, appointed by Judiciary Committee Chairman Park Kwang-on as an agenda adjustment committee member, is a principal proposer of the Geomsu Wanbak bill and, after proposing it, disguised his withdrawal from the first negotiation group, the Democratic Party, so he cannot be appointed as a member representing an opposition or non-negotiation group for the agenda adjustment committee's deliberation of the first negotiation group.

After the briefing, Yoo Sang-beom, the opposition party's secretary of the Judiciary Committee, responded to reporters' questions about whether the existing compromise, including the establishment of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency, had been discarded, saying, "With the contents of the agreement, the entire nation is criticizing it as a 'bulletproof law for lawmakers,' and there is strong public criticism that there was no public hearing or debate to gather public opinion while amending major laws," adding, "We believe that re-discussion is necessary."

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