Jojonghun Criticizes Kim Gunhee Special Prosecutor Law as a "Political Show," Park Beomgye Pressures, "How Did You Enter the National Assembly?"

Park mentions that Cho Jeong-hoon is from the Democratic satellite party
"Opposing the special prosecutor law, will it help future legislative activities?"

Park Beom-gye, member of the Democratic Party of Korea. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Assemblyman Jo Jung-hoon of the Shift Era./Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] Park Beom-gye, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, targeted Jo Jeong-hoon of the Transition Korea party, who publicly opposed the 'Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act' aimed at verifying allegations related to First Lady Kim Geon-hee, saying, "I hope you take a moment to reflect on how you came to enter the National Assembly."

Jo was elected as a proportional representative under the Democratic Party’s satellite party, the Together Citizens' Party, in the 21st general election. Although the Together Citizens' Party merged with the Democratic Party after the election, Jo opposed this and returned to Transition Korea.

Park, who serves as the chair of the Democratic Party’s Political Oppression Countermeasures Committee against the Yoon Seok-yeol administration, criticized Jo’s negative stance on the Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act during an interview on KBS Radio’s 'Choi Kyung-young’s Strong Current Affairs' on the 14th, saying, "I wonder if this will help his future political and legislative activities," and added, "I don’t understand why he made such a judgment."

Jo, a member of the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee (Law Committee), has criticized the Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act as a "political show by the Democratic Party" and expressed his disagreement. In recent media interviews, he raised his voice against the Democratic Party, saying, "The most petty thing is politics involving one’s spouse," and "I think politics that target a spouse is undesirable."

On the 12th, during CBS Radio’s 'Park Jae-hong’s One-on-One Match,' Jo said, "Even if I agree to the Special Prosecutor Act and it passes the plenary session, there is a 99.9% chance the president will veto it," adding, "If you do the math, everyone knows this path is completely unrealistic, so why push it? The Democratic Party seems to think this should be on the Chuseok holiday table, but I found that very uncomfortable."

The Democratic Party, facing the reality that the ruling party holds the chairmanship of the Law Committee and that the Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act will likely struggle to pass the committee, is considering processing it through the fast-track procedure. To designate a bill as fast-track requires the approval of at least three-fifths (11 out of 18) of the Law Committee members. Since the Democratic Party has 10 members, Jo’s consent is essential. Park’s remarks appear to be an attempt to pressure Jo by referencing that Jo was able to enter the National Assembly through the Democratic Party’s satellite party in the 2020 general election.

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