People Power Party "Judicial Reform Special Committee, Fundamentally Invalid"... Submission of Jurisdiction Dispute Petition to Constitutional Court

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] On the 29th, the People Power Party strongly criticized the Democratic Party of Korea for forcibly forming the Special Committee on Judicial Reform in relation to the 'Complete Removal of Prosecutorial Investigation Rights (Geomsu Wanbak) Bill.'

The People Power Party argued that since the Democratic Party passed an amended bill rather than the Geomsu Wanbak mediation proposal in the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, the mediation agreement including the formation of the Special Committee on Judicial Reform is fundamentally invalid. They insisted that before the National Assembly plenary session on the 30th, the Constitutional Court must issue a provisional injunction to suspend the enforcement of the Geomsu Wanbak law.

On the same day, People Power Party lawmakers Yoo Sang-beom and Jeon Ju-hye, members of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, also submitted a petition for adjudication of authority dispute to the Constitutional Court regarding the Geomsu Wanbak bill. They claimed that there were procedural defects in the Democratic Party’s handling of the Geomsu Wanbak bill, rendering it invalid.

Additionally, the People Power Party did not attend the National Assembly Steering Committee meeting that afternoon. The Democratic Party effectively passed the formation plan for the Special Committee on Judicial Reform at the Steering Committee.

Floor Leader Kwon Seong-dong said, "The Constitutional Court has the duty to protect the people from the Democratic Party’s unconstitutional outrage," and added, "We strongly urge the Constitutional Court to make a decision before the bill is submitted to the plenary session."

Policy Committee Chairperson Seong Il-jong said, "Honorable Constitutional Court Justices, please correct the foundation of the Republic of Korea. Regardless of which administration appointed you, the hearts of public officials who save the nation’s future and the lives of the people are the same," and added, "We hope the Constitutional Court will be the last bastion."

Lawmaker Seo Byung-soo also called the Special Committee on Judicial Reform the 'Special Committee on Judicial Deterioration,' stating, "The Democratic Party requested to convene the Steering Committee to form the Special Committee on Judicial Deterioration," and said, "Despite our opposition to the formation of the Special Committee on Judicial Deterioration, the Democratic Party’s unilateral forced convening of the Steering Committee is a reversal of public sentiment."

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