Choo Kyung-ho: "Democratic Party's Unlimited Special Prosecutor and Unlimited Impeachment... Will Definitely Stop the Reckless Actions"

Opposition to Unilateral Passage of Bill by Operations Committee
"Using the National Assembly as a Shield for Lee Jae-myung"
"Only Saying Things That Make Kim Jong-un Smile Broadly"

Choo Kyung-ho, floor leader of the People Power Party, said on the 29th, "We will definitely stop the Democratic Party of Korea's parliamentary dictatorship and legislative rampage that are driving the Republic of Korea into catastrophe and chaos." He criticized the Democratic Party and the Joguk Innovation Party for unilaterally passing amendments to the National Assembly rules at the National Assembly Steering Committee's Operations Improvement Subcommittee the day before, allowing special prosecutors (special investigations) to be appointed mainly by the opposition.

Chu Kyung-ho, floor leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 28th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min

At the National Assembly's national audit countermeasure meeting held that day, Floor Leader Choo said, "The Democratic Party passed bills that destroy the national constitutional order without bipartisan agreement." He added, "These include unlimited special investigation rules that allow the creation of permanent special prosecutors to suit the Democratic Party's tastes, unlimited impeachment laws that paralyze the relevant institutions by preventing resignation once an impeachment motion is filed, unlimited accompaniment order laws that intend to abuse accompaniment orders not only during national audits but also in hearings, and unlimited budget obstruction laws?all of which are evil laws that destroy the Constitution."

Democratic Party and Joguk Innovation Party lawmakers passed amendments to the National Assembly rules related to special investigations and amendments to the Act on Testimony and Appraisal in the National Assembly, which allow the issuance of accompaniment orders to witnesses who do not attend National Assembly hearings. Under the current system, accompaniment orders can only be issued for national audits or investigations, but this has been expanded to include hearings and others.

In addition, amendments to the National Assembly Act abolishing the system of automatically submitting budget and supplementary revenue bills, amendments to the National Assembly Act that suspend salary payments when a lawmaker is indicted or detained, and amendments to the National Assembly Library Act, the Act on Presidential Security, and the National Human Rights Commission Act were passed solely by the opposition. People Power Party lawmakers belonging to the Operations Improvement Subcommittee held a press conference condemning the bills and rule amendments passed that day as 'rushed.' Floor Leader Choo added, "The Democratic Party always claims prosecutorial dictatorship whenever they open their mouths, but in reality, they themselves are moving toward parliamentary dictatorship by abusing the National Assembly as a shield for Representative Lee Jae-myung and a tool for power consolidation."

Floor Leader Choo also criticized the Democratic Party for emphasizing regime responsibility regarding the 'dispatch of troops to North Korea.' He said, "It is perfectly natural for the government to closely cooperate with the international community, including NATO, in response to North Korea's troop dispatch to Russia." He emphasized, "However, the Democratic Party continues to carry out absurd and ridiculous political attacks, claiming that our government is playing a dangerous game or that this is a preparatory step for dispatching South Korean troops." He continued, "They are only saying things that make North Korean leader Kim Jong-un smile broadly," and stated, "There is no distinction between ruling and opposition parties when it comes to security. I clearly say that the target the Democratic Party and Representative Lee should condemn is not the Yoon Seok-yeol government but the Kim Jong-un dictatorship regime."

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