Handonghun Officially Steps Up... "Kim Gunhee Special Prosecutor, Need for a Leading Frame"

Opposition to Pass Special Prosecutor Act in National Assembly Plenary Session on 28th
"Convincing the Public on Toxic Clauses of Special Prosecutor Act Also Important"

On the 26th, the People Power Party resolved the appointment of Han Dong-hoon as the emergency committee chairman and the establishment of the emergency committee, while voices within the party are urging an urgent solution to the 'Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act,' which the opposition party plans to forcibly pass at the National Assembly plenary session on the 28th. Since the vertical party-government relationship has been cited as the cause of the collapse of the Kim Ki-hyun administration, the initial momentum of Han Dong-hoon's emergency committee is expected to vary depending on whether the special prosecutor law concerning Kim, the president's spouse, is resolved.

Kim Byung-min, a Supreme Council member of the People Power Party, argued on SBS Radio's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show' that a new political framework must be created regarding the Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act. He said, "The problem is that when the topic of the First Lady, the president's spouse, comes up, the party does not handle it well, which is a criticism directed at the People Power Party," adding, "What I expect from the appointee is to bring about new changes in a healthy party-government relationship."

Kim also stated, "There are many toxic clauses in the special prosecutor law, and the debate over whether to accept it or not seems like an attempt to avoid the general election," and emphasized, "Creative messages and actions are needed for the People Power Party to break away from the framework set by the Democratic Party and take the lead."

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Yoon Hee-seok, senior spokesperson for the People Power Party, also said on BBS Radio's 'Jeon Young-shin's Morning Journal' that "there is a process of clearly explaining to the public the fatal toxic clauses contained in this bill," and added, "This is merely a political attack of revenge, saying that since the Democratic Party has been investigated a lot, the People Power Party should also be investigated, and we need to persuade the public well on this point." He further said, "One can imagine the reason why this bill is being pushed now, ahead of the general election," and expressed concern that "there is a risk that unconfirmed facts may be announced daily before the election."

He also pointed out, "The process of selecting the special prosecutor stipulates that only negotiation groups or parliamentary parties not affiliated with the president can recommend the special prosecutor and deputy special prosecutor, which means it is intended to be done only by the opposition party," adding, "During the previous state affairs manipulation special prosecutor investigation, the then Saenuri Party gave up the right to recommend the special prosecutor, and except for that case, there has never been a special prosecutor law made in this way without bipartisan agreement." This criticized the Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act for effectively excluding the People Power Party by allowing only negotiation groups and parliamentary parties excluding the president's affiliated negotiation group to recommend special prosecutor candidates.

Meanwhile, the opposition party plans to forcibly pass the Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act at the National Assembly plenary session on the 28th.

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