People Power Party: "Enforcement of the Complete Prosecution Reform Act is a serious blow to parliamentary and rule of law principles... We will block it until the end"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The People Power Party commented on the passage of the "Complete Removal of Prosecutorial Investigation Rights" (Geomsu Wanbak) law through the plenary session on the 3rd and its approval at the Cabinet meeting, stating, "Today, the 74-year-old criminal justice system has collapsed, and the parliamentary democracy and rule of law in the Republic of Korea have sounded their death knell."

Park Hyung-soo, the floor spokesperson for the People Power Party, criticized in a statement at the National Assembly, "The Democratic Party's Geomsu Wanbak law, which the majority of the people oppose, was approved at the Cabinet meeting," adding, "It did not even take a full day for the 74-year-old criminal justice system to collapse and for the parliamentary democracy and rule of law in Korea to come to an end."

Spokesperson Park said, "The National Assembly held an extraordinary session at 10 a.m., instead of the usual 2 p.m., to pass the Geomsu Wanbak bill, and President Moon moved the Cabinet meeting, usually held at 10 a.m., to the afternoon to complete the Geomsu Wanbak," criticizing, "The public wonders why the Democratic Party and President Moon Jae-in are going this far."

He pointed out, "It is now widely known that the separation of investigation and prosecution is not a trend in advanced countries and will rather cause extreme inefficiency."

Regarding future responses, he stated, "The People Power Party has already filed a request for a provisional injunction to suspend the law's effect and a constitutional dispute adjudication with the Constitutional Court," adding, "We will stand in solidarity with the people and block the Geomsu Wanbak bill from taking effect as intended by them until the very end."

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