People Power Party: "Constitutional Court Must Quickly Decide on Injunction for the Prosecution Reform Law"

People Power Party Judiciary Committee Member Calls Democratic Party's Cabinet Meeting Postponement Demand 'Separation of Powers Violation'

People's Power Party Floor Leader Kwon Seong-dong (second from left) and Judiciary Committee Secretary Yoo Sang-beom (right), along with other lawmakers, are announcing a statement at the National Assembly Communication Hall on the 28th of last month, urging the Constitutional Court for a fair decision on the bill separating prosecution investigation and indictment rights. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Members of the People Power Party's Legislation and Judiciary Committee urged the Constitutional Court to promptly make a decision on the injunction application seeking to suspend the enforcement of the amendments to the Prosecutors' Office Act and the Criminal Procedure Act. They criticized reports that the Democratic Party requested to delay the Cabinet meeting schedule to promulgate the so-called "Geomsu Wanbak" (complete removal of prosecutorial investigation rights) law as an infringement on the separation of powers.

On the 2nd, the People Power Party's judiciary committee members stated in a press release, "The Constitutional Court should promptly decide on the injunction application, considering the great public concern over the Geomsu Wanbak law and the gravity and urgency of the matter."

They said, "If the Geomsu Wanbak law passes, investigations into the Democratic Party regime and key power figures will completely stop, and the damage caused by the law will be borne entirely by the people. It is clear that the law is not only unconstitutional in itself but also completely lacks procedural legitimacy in the handling process within the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, including the formation and resolution of the agenda adjustment committee."

The People Power Party judiciary committee members criticized the Democratic Party's adjustment of the Cabinet meeting schedule to promulgate the Geomsu Wanbak law, saying, "It not only violates the separation of powers but is clearly unconstitutional."

They added, "In the Cabinet meeting, the president is only the chairperson; the review and decision on bills must literally be deliberated and decided by each minister as a collective body. The Democratic Party's act of taking the Cabinet meeting's review and passage of the Geomsu Wanbak bill for granted and delaying the schedule accordingly is itself evidence of hollowing out the separation of powers and privatizing state affairs."

Meanwhile, Park Hong-geun, the Democratic Party floor leader, appeared on MBC Radio's Kim Jong-bae's Focus and explained regarding the claim of requesting a Cabinet meeting delay, "We did not request a delay. When to hold the Cabinet meeting is beyond our authority. I believe it is entirely up to the government to decide."

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