Cho Kuk: "'Handonghun Special Prosecutor Act' Preparation Complete... No Interest in Korean Political Weight Class"

Jo Guk, leader of the Jo Guk Innovation Party, stated that the ‘Han Dong-hoon Special Prosecutor Act,’ which was proposed as a pledge during the April 10 general election, is “already prepared.”

Cho Kuk, leader of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party. [Image source=Yonhap News]

On the 29th, Jo appeared on MBC Radio’s ‘Kim Jong-bae’s Focus’ and said, “Since it was pledged during the general election period, it will naturally be fulfilled,” adding, “How to promote this bill needs to be discussed with the Democratic Party.” The Jo Guk Innovation Party’s Han Dong-hoon Special Prosecutor Act mainly concerns allegations that former People Power Party emergency committee chairman Han’s child was involved in thesis ghostwriting and essay plagiarism, as well as suspicions that Han ordered the filing of complaints against Yoo Si-min, then chairman of the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation, and lawmaker Choi Kang-wook ahead of the 2020 general election.

Regarding cautious opinions within the Democratic Party that the proposal of the special prosecutor bill might elevate former emergency committee chairman Han’s political stature, Jo responded, “I’m not particularly interested in whether Han’s political stature rises or falls. That is merely political engineering thinking,” and added, “Han himself is trying to apply the ‘investigation of the living power’ that he advocated during his time as chief prosecutor to himself.”

He continued, “Han was the planner behind the rise of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration and has been the crown prince of the Yoon Seok-yeol regime for the past two years. He is the living power among the living powers,” adding, “Although he seems marginalized now, applying the law to such a person is the rule of law.”

Regarding the possibility of former committee chairman Han running in the People Power Party’s next leadership election, Jo said, “I believe Han has already been judged by the people through the general election, but it is up to the People Power Party members to decide whether to welcome him as their leader,” and added, “If he returns as leader, wouldn’t he become the living power once again? Therefore, I think he should undergo a more thorough investigation through the Han Dong-hoon Special Prosecutor Act and others.”

About the dinner meeting with Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party, on the 25th, he said, “We discussed how to realize common tasks in order to judge the Yoon Seok-yeol administration,” and added, “We shared the view that President Yoon has abused his veto power and agreed that the bills vetoed by President Yoon so far should be reintroduced in the 22nd National Assembly.”

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