Park Ju-min "Haven't read the Constitutional Court's decision... Han Dong-hoon is frustrating"

"Min Hyung-bae: 'Not a Disguised Defection, but a Conscientious Defection'"

Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon expressed disagreement with the Constitutional Court's ruling that the amended law on 'Geomsu Wanbak (Complete Removal of Prosecutorial Investigation Authority)' is valid, prompting Park Joo-min, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, to criticize him as "frustrating."

On the 24th, Park said on MBC's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' program, "It seems he hasn't read the Constitutional Court's decision," pointing out the issue.

Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon is speaking at the Civil-Party-Government Council on Measures to Respond to Serious Financial Crimes Affecting People's Livelihoods and Financial Relief Measures held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 28th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

He stated, "Even though the Constitutional Court has already ruled four times that the prosecutor's investigation authority is not a constitutional matter but a legislative one, they still forcibly filed a jurisdictional dispute petition. And despite the verdict being announced yesterday, what did they say? They said there was 'no substantial judgment,'" adding, "the Constitutional Court's decision explains why the case was dismissed, repeatedly affirming that the prosecutor's investigation authority is not a constitutional issue."

He also viewed positively the reinstatement of Min Hyung-bae, who had 'disguised his party withdrawal' during the passage of the Geomsu Wanbak law. He said, "the Constitutional Court's ruling acknowledges that Representative Min himself proposed a bill with the same intent and made various efforts to pass it," adding, "As a lawmaker, he even resorted to withdrawal from the party as a means to pass the law, but can this really be called a disguised withdrawal or a trick? It was a choice made based on his convictions and beliefs to pass the related bill."

He continued, "Since the ruling has been made, the reinstatement process should go through the proper procedures," and added, "But personally, I think it might be okay for him to be reinstated now."

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