Minju: "Establishing the 2nd Secretariat is a Trick to Divert Attention from the 'Kim Geon-hee Special Investigation'"

"Did the Constitution Grant Veto Power to Protect the Family?"

The Democratic Party of Korea criticized President Yoon Suk-yeol's veto of the 'Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor' bill and the presidential office's push to establish a 'Second Secretariat,' calling it "a trick to divert the public's attention and nothing more than a smokescreen."

On the morning of the 8th, Kwon Chil-seung, the Democratic Party's chief spokesperson, held a press conference at the National Assembly communication office and said, "President Yoon, who vetoed the special prosecutor law for Mrs. Kim Geon-hee, suddenly pulled out the Second Secretariat card as if hitting a gong in his sleep," adding, "After rejecting the dual special prosecutor demanded overwhelmingly by the public, did he think the people would applaud if he generously announced the establishment of the Second Secretariat?"

Kwon Chil-seung, Senior Spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea Photo by Yonhap News

He stated, "President Yoon was the very person who said 'the people are always right' after the crushing defeat in last year's by-election for the mayor of Gangseo District, Seoul," and questioned, "Why does he continue to respond evasively to the people's demands and questions?" He further emphasized, "The constitution does not grant the president veto power to protect his own family," and "There has never been a precedent where a president exercised veto power to protect their family."

Spokesperson Kwon directly criticized, "President Yoon has exercised veto power on eight bills in just one year and eight months in office," calling the president's habitual use of veto power "astonishing." He continued, "The strong demand of the people is for an 'unrestricted investigation into the president's wife,' and denying reality like a pheasant hiding its head will not work," adding, "The trick to divert public attention from the special prosecutor will only invite the people's whip as sovereigns."

The presidential office is formalizing the establishment of the Second Secretariat after President Yoon exercised veto power on the so-called 'dual special prosecutor law.' However, since President Yoon pledged to abolish it during his candidacy, the stance is that seeking the public's understanding should come first. The Second Secretariat was an organization responsible for the first lady's schedule and messages during the Blue House era. President Yoon promised to abolish the Second Secretariat as an election pledge and did not establish it after taking office.

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