Hong Ik-pyo: "Kim Gun-hee Special Prosecutor, Are Only the President's Family Exempt Before the Law?"

"Changing the Cabinet Meeting Time to Focus on Kim Geon-hee's Bulletproof Vest"
"Yoon Faces National Challenge if Veto Power Is Exercised"

Hong Ik-pyo, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, vowed to ensure the implementation of the 'Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor' and urged President Yoon Suk-yeol to "reconsider exercising the veto power."

At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 3rd, Floor Leader Hong criticized, "Yesterday (the 2nd), the government changed the Cabinet meeting time from morning to afternoon and took all possible measures to promptly handle the veto power against the so-called 'double special prosecutors,' including the Kim Geon-hee special prosecutor. This is truly absurd and an intolerable act."

Hong Ik-pyo, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is presiding over the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 3rd. The seat of Lee Jae-myung, the party leader who is undergoing treatment after being attacked, is empty. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

He continued, "The early-year Cabinet meeting is essentially an act to announce the start of government work," adding, "It is incomprehensible whether this government intends to work or is solely focused on shielding Kim Geon-hee, given that the Cabinet meeting, which should discuss overall state affairs under the president's chairmanship, had its time adjusted solely to exercise the veto power against the Kim Geon-hee special prosecutor."

Floor Leader Hong asked, "I question President Yoon Suk-yeol and Han Dong-hoon, the emergency committee chairman of the People Power Party: Is your principle that there are no exceptions before the law exempting the president and the president's family?" He further stated, "Considering the public support for the special prosecutor, a thoughtful and respectful attitude toward the National Assembly's decision is necessary. It is arrogance and arrogance that the presidential office spokesperson said they would exercise the veto power less than 10 minutes after the National Assembly's resolution."

He expressed deep regret over "the attitude of the president and the government-ruling party, who have political purposes only for the general election," and said, "The Democratic Party has no intention of simply following whatever the government and ruling party want." In particular, he warned, "If the president exercises the veto power against the double special prosecutors, including the Kim Geon-hee special prosecutor, it will face a serious national challenge. If the veto is exercised, the Democratic Party will consider all legal measures, including filing a constitutional review petition."

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