Kwon Seong-dong, Who Met with the National Assembly Speaker, Says "The Vote on the Complete Prosecution Reform Bill Should Be Reconsidered for Tomorrow at 10 AM"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, met with National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok on the 2nd and requested that the plenary session of the National Assembly related to the Complete Removal of Prosecutorial Investigation Rights (검수완박) law be held in the afternoon and that agenda items such as the resolution for the formation of the Special Committee on Judicial Reform not be submitted.

Floor Leader Kwon had a meeting with Speaker Park at the National Assembly that morning. After the meeting, he told reporters, "I visited the Speaker to ask for reconsideration regarding the issue of moving the plenary session originally scheduled for 2 p.m. tomorrow to 10 a.m." He also said, "I requested that the resolution for the formation of the Special Committee on Judicial Reform, which the Democratic Party of Korea unilaterally passed, not be submitted to the plenary session." However, regarding these requests, "Speaker Park did not express a position," Kwon said.

Regarding the physical violence incident that occurred during the National Assembly plenary session on the 30th of last month, Floor Leader Kwon said, "I deeply regret that female lawmakers were injured due to excessive actions by the Speaker’s aides and security personnel," and added, "The lawmakers conveyed their shock and dismay about this matter."

Regarding the possibility of the plenary session being forcibly held at 10 a.m. on the 3rd, Kwon pointed out, "According to the National Assembly Act, the Speaker can change the session time in consultation with the negotiation groups. While it cannot be seen as a direct violation of the law, it goes against precedent, and there is no reasonable justification for changing the time from 2 p.m. to 10 a.m." He stated that if the session is forced, "Song Eon-seok, the senior floor leader of the People Power Party, will point this out through a procedural speech."

The National Assembly plans to hold a plenary session at 10 a.m. tomorrow to process amendments to the Criminal Procedure Act and other bills. The Criminal Procedure Act, which is the final link in the Complete Removal of Prosecutorial Investigation Rights law, was submitted to the plenary session on the 30th of last month but was not processed due to the People Power Party’s demand for unlimited debate. It is known that the Democratic Party hopes to delay the Cabinet meeting so that the law can be promulgated at the last Cabinet meeting of the Moon Jae-in administration after the plenary session tomorrow.

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