Temporary Cabinet Meeting Tomorrow... Veto Recommendation Expected on Ssangteukgeom Act
The government will hold an extraordinary Cabinet meeting to deliberate on the veto power regarding the 'Double Special Prosecutor Act' transmitted from the National Assembly.
According to the Prime Minister's Office on the 4th, the 'Act on the Appointment of a Special Prosecutor to Investigate the Stock Price Manipulation Allegations of President's Spouse Kim Geon-hee Regarding Deutsche Motors' (Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act), which was transmitted to the government that afternoon, was placed on the agenda, and an extraordinary Cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was convened at 9 a.m. on the 5th.
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These bills, named the Double Special Prosecutor Act by the Democratic Party of Korea, were passed last month on the 28th in the plenary session of the National Assembly led by the opposition party. Since the Presidential Office has announced it will immediately exercise its veto power against the Double Special Prosecutor Act, it is expected that President Yoon Seok-youl will promptly approve it if a veto resolution is made at the Cabinet meeting.
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