Opposition "Special Prosecution Law Dealt Today"...Ruling party "It's hard to propose it right away."

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The Democratic Party of Korea reaffirmed its policy to deal with the "insurrection independent counsel law" reissued by the opposition party today (16th).

The proposal of its own independent counsel bill, which was predicted by the people's power, is being delayed in the aftermath of the arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol, but it is still unknown whether the ruling and opposition parties will reach a deal.

Reporter Lee Jun-yeop reports.

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The Democratic Party reiterated that the arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol and the handling of the independent counsel law are separate issues, and that the independent counsel law should be dealt with at today's plenary session.

[Park Chan-dae / Minjoo Party floor leader: We can discuss it even if we stay up all night. However, the Democratic Party makes it clear that it has no intention of delaying the passage of the independent counsel law.]

He also launched a public opinion campaign, refuting the ruling party's argument that the investigation should exclude suspicions of inducing North Korea's provocations or propaganda of civil war.

However, if the ruling party actually comes up with a bill, there is a possibility of discussing it, leaving open the room for negotiations.

[Kim Yong-min / Deputy floor policy leader of the Democratic Party of Korea: (The suspicion of attracting foreign exchange) is very directly related to the civil war. Once the power of the people makes a law, we plan to judge the law after looking at it.]

The power of the people, who faced the first arrest of an incumbent president, expressed reluctance to propose a special prosecutor's bill right now.

After further discussion at today's emergency general meeting, we plan to propose it not too late.

[Park Soo-min / People's Power Party spokesperson: Due to various circumstances, it's not easy for us to propose today]

However, he did not hide his discomfort over the opposition's one-sided handling of the special prosecution law, saying that he did not actually intend to discuss it.

[Kim Dae-sik / Senior spokesman for the People's Power Party (YTN Radio 'News Fighting'): We don't have a conversation with us right now, but we can only see their willingness to go one way on the Special Prosecutor Act. This is what I see.]

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik, who has the authority to make decisions, is in a position to expedite the independent counsel law that the ruling and opposition parties are discussing.

There is a possibility that the independent counsel bill will pass the National Assembly within this week due to an agreement between the ruling and opposition parties.

However, some predict that a dramatic agreement will not be easy as differences between the ruling and opposition parties and differences are not completely resolved within the ruling party.

I'm YTN's Lee Junyeop.

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