Park Ji-won on Myung Tae-kyun Special Prosecutor Law Rejection: "Is Yoon Still Supervising?"

"Serial Impeachments?
We Should Also Criticize the Repeated Use of Veto Power"

Choi Sang-mok, Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, who holds presidential authority, exercised his right to request reconsideration (veto) on the 'Myeongtaegyun Special Prosecutor Act,' prompting Park Ji-won, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, to strongly oppose it as "unthinkable."

Park Ji-won, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is being interviewed by Asia Economy at the National Assembly. Photo by Kim Hyun-min

On the 14th, Park appeared on BBS Radio's 'Shin In-gyun's Morning Journal' and said, "The entire cabinet, including Acting Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok, is the Yoon Seok-yeol cabinet, and the prosecution itself is the Yoon Seok-yeol prosecution," adding, "It can only be interpreted that Yoon Seok-yeol, the ringleader of the rebellion, is still exercising authority and supervising."

He continued, "Perhaps because corruption involving the People Power Party's presidential candidates and allegations of corruption by Kim Geon-hee, as well as President Yoon Seok-yeol's election interference, have surfaced, I have no idea what Acting Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok's thought process is," he criticized sharply.

Regarding criticism over the Democratic Party-led impeachment attempt, he said, "There should be criticism of the exercise of the veto right, and the government should provide explanations," pointing out, "The Yoon Seok-yeol, Han Duck-soo, and Choi Sang-mok administration has exercised veto rights on 38 bills."

He added, "Especially regarding the prosecution, there is almost no internal disciplinary action," and said, "Since the prosecution can only be held accountable through impeachment, impeachment was pursued. Although we were defeated, the Constitutional Court also pointed out issues, so both sides should reflect on those matters."

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