野 "Geomsuwonbok Enforcement Decree Denies Parliamentary Principle"... Submitted Withdrawal Opinion to Ministry of Justice

175 Opposition Lawmakers Including the Democratic Party Submit Statement Opposing Enforcement Decree Revision
"This Enforcement Decree Is an Ultra-Legal Act Denying the Constitution, Rule of Law, and Parliamentary Principle"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] A total of 175 opposition lawmakers from the Democratic Party of Korea submitted a statement expressing that the so-called ‘Geomsuwonbok (Restoration of Prosecutorial Investigation Authority)’ enforcement decree is an "ultra vires act that denies the rule of law and parliamentary principles," and insisted that it "must be withdrawn."

On the 26th, Kim Hoe-jae, the Democratic Party’s Legal Committee Chair, along with lawmakers Kim Seong-won and Lee Su-jin, the party’s floor spokesperson, visited the Ministry of Justice building in Gwacheon to deliver this statement. The statement was signed by all 169 Democratic Party lawmakers, Basic Income Party lawmaker Yong Hye-in, and independent lawmakers Kim Hong-gul, Min Hyung-bae, Park Wan-joo, Yang Jeong-suk, and Yoon Mi-hyang.

They pointed out that the Ministry of Justice had previously filed a constitutional dispute adjudication with the Constitutional Court regarding the Criminal Procedure Act and the Prosecutors’ Office Act, which are set to be enforced on the 10th, stating that "the Minister of Justice claims that the amended Prosecutors’ Office Act prohibits the initiation of investigations except in cases enumerated by law, thereby infringing on the investigative and prosecutorial authority of prosecutors under the Minister of Justice’s jurisdiction," and that "this clearly acknowledges that the content of the Prosecutors’ Office Act significantly narrows the scope of crimes for which prosecutors can initiate investigations."

The opposition lawmakers emphasized, "Drafting a presidential decree that exceeds the delegation of authority granted by the National Assembly’s amended law is effectively an attempt to reverse the law through a presidential decree, which clearly violates Article 75 of the Constitution and constitutes an ultra vires act that denies the rule of law and parliamentary principles," and insisted that "the enforcement decree amendment must be withdrawn."

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