"Third-party recommendation" passed the independent counsel's committee...The ruling party's 'special prosecutor's meeting'

[Anchor]
Amid wide disagreement between the ruling and opposition parties over the Special Prosecutor Act to investigate allegations of President Yoon's rebellion,
The independent counsel law proposed by the opposition party
passed the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee.

The ruling party left the investigation, calling it a broad "political offensive bill," and is now holding a parliamentary meeting to discuss its own independent counsel law.

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]
At today's plenary session of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, the independent counsel law on civil war was passed led by the opposition party, with the ruling party leaving due to opposition.

Unlike the previously abolished bill, the new independent counsel law requires a third party, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 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.

In response, the ruling party strongly protested that it could only be seen as a political offensive investigation that turned a blind eye to the reality of our security, saying that it was allowed to investigate the dispatch of troops to overseas disputed areas and the expansion of leaflets to North Korea.

[Park Jun-tae / People's Power: If this is the subject of investigation, only North Korea is good. The loudspeaker Kim Jong-un hates it the most, and Kim Yo-jong, a North Korean propaganda leaflet, ordered him not to send it.]

On the other hand, the opposition party countered that it should be investigated because it was limited to foreign exchange activities related to emergency martial law. Let's listen to it.

[Kim Ki-pyo / Minjoo Party of Korea: It is revealed that the plan was to attract foreign exchange activities through North Korea if the emergency martial law does not go well or if it does not meet the requirements..]

Deputy Minister of Justice Kim Seok-woo said he thought the special prosecutor's recommendation was a much better plan than the existing one, but evaluated that the foreign exchange crime was controversial.

Chung Chung-rae, chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea's judiciary committee, emphasized that it is important for the independent counsel to secure fairness and accuracy, but also promptness to stabilize state affairs through resolution of the situation.

The Democratic Party of Korea is in a position to hold a plenary session on the 16th at the latest 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]
In terms of the power of the people, 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, so the government plans to continue its own discussion on the martial law.

A general meeting of lawmakers has been held since 3 p.m. to collect opinions, and some predict that a draft of the independent counsel law could be released today.

Floor leader Kwon Sung-dong said in his opening remarks that he will gather opinions from lawmakers on the emergency martial law special prosecution that meets the purpose of the special prosecution system to resolve various controversies such as illegal arrest warrants by the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit.

It is said to reduce the number of investigations, including deleting the foreign exchange crime and the propaganda of civil war in the opposition special prosecutor's bill, and distributing the right to recommend the special prosecutor to the president of the Korean Bar Association.

In a phone call with YTN, a key party official in the floor, he explained that he cannot stay still as he could be misunderstood that the Democratic Party only opposes the special prosecution law unconditionally.

However, there are still voices within the party against the push for the independent counsel, noting the headwind of the Democratic Party's addition of foreign exchange charges to the independent counsel.

A key party official told YTN that the Democratic Party's bill is controversial, and there is a question of whether it is necessary to negotiate a special prosecutor.

[Anchor]
There is an analysis that the execution of the arrest warrant for President Yoon has begun to count down, so please also tell us the atmosphere of the ruling and opposition parties in this regard.

[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 committee, said, "Many people are questioning whether Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party is rushing to arrest him," adding, "I can read the intention of disgracing the president."

[Kwon Young-se / People's Power Emergency Management Committee Chairman: How can the Korean people be convinced that it is a fair investigation if more than 1,000 task forces and drug crimes investigation teams are mobilized to arrest one president?]

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.

[Lee Jae-myung / Democratic Party leader: The economy can revive in a stable, predictable and reasonable social atmosphere, but nothing will be done if we do not follow this law and order.]

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 tip-off is true, it is shocking," and raised his voice that President Yoon should immediately reveal whether he ordered it or not in front of the people.

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