Cho Kuk: "If the opposition secures 200 seats, we will see Kim Geon-hee standing in court"

'Political Party Support Surge' Final Campaign Effort
Highlighting 'Yoon Government Judgment' While Touring Busan and Daegu

In a public opinion poll asking about proportional representation party support rates, Jo Guk, leader of the Jo Guk Innovation Party, who caused a sensation by securing 20%, is putting all his efforts into the final campaign. Targeting conservative strongholds such as Busan and Daegu, he advocated for the realization of the 'Special Prosecutor Law' aimed at First Lady Kim Geon-hee.

On the morning of the 9th, Jo Guk stated at a rally in front of Busan City Hall, "Assuming the opposition secures 200 seats, the first thing to do is not constitutional amendment," adding, "If the opposition secures 200 seats and the 'Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Law' passes, we will see Kim Geon-hee standing in court in the second half of the year."

Cho Kuk, leader of the National Innovation Party, is appealing for support in front of Busan City Hall in Yeonje-gu, Busan on the 9th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

He criticized, "(President Yoon Suk-yeol) dismissed the 'Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Law' and also dismissed the 'Itaewon Special Prosecutor Law' and the 'Yellow Envelope Law,'" calling it "an abuse of constitutional authority to protect his family." He continued, "If we secure 200 seats, even if President Yoon exercises his veto power, we can pass the bill, making the veto unnecessary," emphasizing, "The first thing to do is to reject President Yoon's veto power." He repeatedly stressed, "Assuming the opposition secures 200 seats, if the Kim Geon-hee Special Law passes, a special prosecutor will be appointed and Kim Geon-hee will be investigated."

When the president exercises the right to request reconsideration (veto) on a bill passed by the National Assembly plenary session, it can be reconsidered only if more than half of the total members are present and two-thirds or more of the attending members approve. Highlighting these conditions, he appealed for support to secure 200 seats for the opposition.

Jo also heatedly criticized the 'prosecutorial dictatorship.' He pointed out, "In Busan, many candidates with prosecutorial backgrounds have immediately appeared as parliamentary candidates, strategically placed in areas favorable to the People Power Party," calling it "the core of prosecutorial dictatorship." He further claimed, "Instead of guns and swords, they use search and seizure, arrest, detention, tax investigations, and 'gagging,' so it cannot be called anything but dictatorship."

Regarding the controversy over Yoon Young-seok, the People Power Party candidate for Yangsan City Gap in Gyeongnam, who made offensive remarks about former President Moon Jae-in, Jo sharply criticized it as "below standard." He said, "Ordinary citizens living their daily lives do not make such offensive remarks." He added, "Han Dong-hoon, the emergency committee chairman, also made offensive remarks," pointing out, "They are very desperate and very nervous." During the campaign, he also held up a placard brought by a supporter that read "Pajeon is flipped," shouting, "Please flip it like pajeon."

On the 9th, one day before the April 10 general election, Jo Guk, the leader of the Jo Guk Innovation Party, is answering questions from reporters in front of the Daegu Dongseong-ro Tourist Information Center. [Image source=Yonhap News]

In the afternoon, moving to Daegu, he launched an offensive with the 'Han Dong-hoon Special Prosecutor Law.' Earlier, Jo had announced that the Jo Guk Innovation Party would propose the Han Dong-hoon Special Prosecutor Law as the first bill once the 22nd National Assembly convenes.

At a press conference in Dongseong-ro, Daegu, Jo said, "What does criticizing the nation's top official who says a bunch of green onions costs 870 won have to do with progressives or conservatives?" He added, "The incompetence, irresponsibility, and lawlessness the Yoon Suk-yeol administration has shown over the past two years are not issues of progressives or conservatives, nor are they issues of Honam or Yeongnam." He continued, "Although Daegu is called a conservative area and a tough district, I do not think the love Daegu citizens have for our country is any different from other regions," repeatedly appealing for support.

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