Government Submits 'Reconsideration Request for Special Investigation Act on Treason and Kim Geon-hee' to Cabinet Meeting

Choi Sang-mok Acting Authority, Weight of Veto Power Exercise

Acting President and Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok, who is also the Minister of Economy and Finance, declared the opening by striking the gavel at the Cabinet meeting held at the Government Seoul Office Building on the 31st. Photo by Yonhap News

On the afternoon of the 31st, a Cabinet meeting presided over by Acting President and Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok, who is also the Minister of Strategy and Finance, was held, during which the so-called 'Double Special Prosecutor Laws' (the General Special Prosecutor Law on Sedition and the Special Prosecutor Law on Mrs. Kim Geon-hee) re-request proposals were submitted.

According to the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Acting President Choi held a regular Cabinet meeting at the Government Seoul Office starting at 4:30 PM, where he and the Cabinet members are reviewing the re-request proposals for the two bills.

Acting President Choi and the Cabinet members will decide whether to exercise the right to re-request (veto) after deliberation.

These bills were passed by the plenary session of the National Assembly on the 12th, led by opposition parties including the Democratic Party of Korea.

The Special Prosecutor Law on Sedition includes provisions for a special prosecutor to investigate all suspicions related to the 'December 3 Emergency Martial Law Incident.'

The Special Prosecutor Law on Mrs. Kim defines 15 allegations raised so far as subjects of investigation, including Deutsche Motors stock manipulation, luxury handbag bribery, interference in local and general elections, and cases related to Myung Tae-gyun.

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