Kim Ki-hyun "Even if a major disaster occurs, the prosecution cannot investigate... The Complete Prosecution Reform Act must be repealed first"

Kim Ki-hyun, Member of the People Power Party. / Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Kim Ki-hyun, a member of the ruling People Power Party and a candidate for the next party leadership, raised his voice saying, "Even if a major disaster occurs, the prosecution is unable to investigate," and emphasized that the 'Complete Removal of Prosecution's Investigation Rights Law (Geomsu Wanbak Law)' must be revised first.

On the 4th, Kim stated through his social network service (SNS), "The Democratic Party of Korea should stop attempting to exploit the Itaewon incident as a shield for Representative Lee Jae-myung by calling for a 'state audit' or 'special prosecutor,' and cooperate by first abolishing the malicious law 'Geomsu Wanbak Law,' which is considered an obstacle to uncovering the truth."

He pointed out, "The Moon Jae-in administration, under the pretext of prosecutorial reform, forcibly passed the 'Geomsu Wanbak Law' in April this year after losing the presidential election by employing all sorts of cunning tactics such as disguised party withdrawal, rushed processing, splitting sessions, changing plenary session schedules, and altering Cabinet meeting schedules," adding, "As a result, even when a major disaster occurs, the prosecution is unable to investigate."

He continued, "Due to the 'Geomsu Wanbak Law,' which was enacted with the malicious intent to prevent thorough investigations into the accumulated deep-rooted evils built up by the Democratic Party, our party's assertion that investigations into major disaster crimes and crimes infringing on people's livelihood cannot be properly conducted is proving to be true," and said, "The police are now forced to conduct a 'self-investigation' into the Itaewon incident."

Regarding the Constitutional Court, he said, "A prompt decision must be made on the 'Geomsu Wanbak Law,' which has been pointed out to have a high possibility of being unconstitutional," and questioned, "This is a very simple matter that does not require prolonged deliberation, so why are they hesitating? Is it out of gratitude to former President Moon Jae-in who appointed them?"

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