In the Special Prosecutor Act Adding 'Foreign Exchange Crime'... Ruling Party: "Anti-National... Only Kim Jong-un Benefits"

"A Monarchical Special Prosecutor That Can Investigate Ordinary Citizens...
Unconstitutional Elements Further Strengthened, Unacceptable"

The People Power Party criticized the so-called 'Insurrection Special Prosecutor Act' pushed by the opposition parties including the Democratic Party of Korea on the 12th, which added charges of foreign exchange offenses, calling it a "monarchical special prosecutor."

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Park Hyung-soo, the senior deputy floor leader, said at a press briefing on current issues held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the same day, "The Democratic Party of Korea introduced the special prosecutor bill again just one day after the insurrection special prosecutor bill was rejected in the plenary session re-vote last Wednesday," adding, "The fact that the bill was made in half a day itself proves hasty legislation and the refusal to accept the re-vote request is a constitutional defiance."

The 'Insurrection Special Prosecutor Act' passed by the opposition in the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee bill subcommittee on the 10th added the charge of 'foreign exchange offenses,' alleging that President Yoon Seok-yeol attempted to provoke war or armed conflict through dispatching troops to conflict zones, operating loudspeakers toward North Korea, and distributing leaflets.

Senior Deputy Floor Leader Park pointed out, "This insurrection and foreign exchange special prosecutor act has aspects that further strengthen unconstitutional elements," and criticized, "It is a monarchical special prosecutor with unlimited scope that can expand the investigation target indefinitely, allowing ordinary citizens to be investigated."

Park also criticized the Democratic Party for inappropriately adding foreign exchange crimes to the insurrection special prosecutor act. He said, "Operating loudspeakers toward North Korea and distributing leaflets to the North are also investigated as foreign exchange crimes, and the plan to send a Ukrainian military situation analysis team is defined as overseas troop dispatch," adding, "It means that all efforts to deter North Korea's military provocations will be regarded as foreign exchange crimes." He also questioned, "Isn't this basically tying the hands and feet of our military and only benefiting Kim Jong-un?"

He continued, "The People Power Party can never accept the Democratic Party's constitution-destroying unconstitutional insurrection special prosecutor act," and said, "We will start internal discussions on the Emergency Martial Law Special Prosecutor Act, which limits the scope of investigation targets in accordance with the purpose and principles of the special prosecutor system."

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