"Recommendation of a third party" passed the independent counsel's judiciary committee..."Exit" from the ruling party.

2025.01.13. PM 2:07
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[Anchor]
The National Assembly Judiciary Committee passed a third-party-recommended independent counsel bill proposed by the opposition party amid a wide disagreement between the ruling and opposition parties over the independent counsel law to investigate the alleged civil war.

The ruling party walked out, protesting that the subject of the investigation was a broad "political offensive bill."

I'm connecting with the reporter. Reporter Jeong Inyong!

The ruling and opposition parties clashed over the bill of independent counsel for a reintroduced civil war by the opposition party?

[Reporter]
The opposition parties, including the Democratic Party of Korea, passed the Insurrection Special Prosecutor Act at a plenary session of the National Assembly's Legislative and Judiciary Committee today.

The people's power left protesting the scope of the investigation and voted for the bill led by the opposition party.

Unlike the previously abolished bill, the new independent counsel law requires the chief justice of the Supreme Court, a third party, to recommend the independent counsel, not the ruling and opposition parties.

It also reduced both the duration and manpower of the investigation, but added foreign exchange charges that it tried to use North Korea for martial law.

Regarding this, the ruling party protested that it should only be viewed as a political offensive investigation that turned a blind eye to the reality of our security, and that it is asking to investigate security issues over the past year.

On the other hand, the opposition party countered that the foreign exchange crime part has a limited phrase "related to emergency martial law," which should be investigated.

The Democratic Party of Korea is in a position to hold a plenary session as early as the 16th and pass the Insurrection Special Prosecutor Act.

First of all, at 5 p.m. today, we plan to discuss the direction of the independent counsel law and the execution of President Yoon's arrest warrant.

[Anchor]
The opposition appears to be pushing ahead with the bill,

Then what will happen to the ruling party's preparation for its own independent counsel bill?

[Reporter]
From the people's strength, as the sense of crisis within the party has increased due to a series of departure votes during the re-voting of the independent counsel law in the last civil war, it is expected to continue discussing its own "martial law."

Some predict that a draft bill could come out as early as today.

In a phone call with YTN, a key party official in the floor, he explained that he can't do anything, as he could be misunderstood that the Democratic Party only opposes the special prosecution law unconditionally.

However, within the party, there are voices against the special prosecution, noting that the Democratic Party of Korea has added foreign exchange charges to the special prosecution, causing headwinds.

A key party official said that the Democratic Party bill is controversial, but there is a question of whether it is necessary to negotiate a special prosecutor.

Like the opposition party, the ruling party plans to hold a general meeting of lawmakers to discuss its own independent counsel plan from 3 p.m. shortly.

[Anchor]
There is an analysis that the execution of President Yoon's arrest warrant has begun counting, so please tell us the atmosphere of the ruling and opposition parties in detail today!

[Reporter]
Yes, Kwon Sung-dong, the floor leader of the People's Power, criticized the entire country for being confused for more than a week due to the first attempt by the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit to execute the arrest warrant.

He stressed that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and the police should give up at this point unless they are planning to promote the chaos of the Republic of Korea to the world.

Kwon Young-se, chairman of the emergency response committee, took issue with the investigation authority of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and the process of issuing warrants, and pointed out that he could not help but mention the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and the police's attitude of insisting only on arrest.

In particular, many people are questioning whether the Democratic Party of Korea's Chairman Lee Jae-myung is rushing to arrest him, and he said his intention to disgrace the president somehow can be read.

Rep. Joo Ho-young also asked on his SNS that it takes a long time to realize justice, and the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea is using it, so why do you force President Yoon to go through a quick-track judicial process?

On the other hand, representative Lee Jae-myung pointed out during an interview with acting president Choi Sang-mok that it is Choi's job to prevent the judge from resisting the warrant by force.

At the same time, he diagnosed that the economy is now falling into complete disorder, saying that the economy is likely to find vitality only when two things of order and stability are established in Korea.

Representative Yoon Gun-young held a press conference at the National Assembly, raising suspicions that President Yoon ordered the use of weapons to prevent his arrest while having a luncheon with security officials yesterday (12th).

President Yoon ordered the police approaching him to arrest him to carry a knife, even if it was not a gun, to prevent him unconditionally.

Representative Yoon said, "If the report is true, it is shocking," and raised his voice that President Yoon should reveal to the public immediately whether the report he received is true.

This is YTN Jeong Yong-yong in the National Assembly so far.


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