Except for "foreign exchange and civil war propaganda," the amendment to the Special Prosecutor Act was passed...Negotiations between the ruling and opposition parties broke down.

Excluding 'foreign exchange and civil war propaganda' from the existing investigation target
As the ruling and opposition parties' negotiations broke down, Minjoo submitted an amendment
Investigation targets 11 → 6...'Cognitive Case' Investigation Clause Remains
26 people absent from the vote...Ahn Cheol Soo, the only vote in favor of the ruling party

[Anchor]
In the Insurrection Special Counsel Act, co-sponsored by six opposition parties, amendments that excluded "foreign exchange induction" and "insurrection propaganda" from the investigation were passed by the National Assembly.

Before the vote, the Democratic Party said it had largely accepted the people's claim of power from the negotiations between the ruling and opposition parties, but the ruling party urged the acting president to exercise his right to demand reconsideration, saying it was nothing but a trick.

I'm reporter Hong Min Gi.

[Reporter]
With 30 minutes left before midnight on the day the Yoon Suk Yeol presidential arrest warrant was requested, the National Assembly passed the independent counsel law to investigate the emergency martial law situation.

In the existing "Civil War Special Investigation Act" proposed by six opposition parties, a revised bill that reduced the subject of the investigation, such as inducing foreign exchange and propaganda of civil war, was put to the vote.

[Won-Sik Woo / Speaker of the National Assembly: 188 in favor and 86 in opposition, I declare that the amendment has been passed]

The Democratic Party of Korea submitted the amendment, saying it largely accepted the claim of the people's power when negotiations on the independent counsel law between the ruling and opposition parties, which continued until just before the plenary session, broke down.

In the 11 existing provisions subject to investigation, five cases, including the occupation of the National Assembly and the NEC, which were included in the proposal of the People's Power, were included as they were, leaving only "related recognition cases."

The investigation period has also been reduced from 130 days to 100 days, and the number of special prosecutors has also been reduced.

The Democratic Party raised the pressure, saying that it was actually an agreement, and that acting president Choi Sang-mok should not exercise his veto power.

[Park Chan-dae / Minjoo Party floor leader: This is a proposal that fully accepts the people's power, and it is safe to say that it is an agreement]

On the other hand, the People's Power protested that deleting foreign exchange and civil war propaganda was just a deception, saying that virtually all investigations are possible if there is a "cognitive case" clause.

He also argued that acting president Choi Sang-mok should immediately veto the case, saying toxic provisions such as excessive investigation regulations that do not impose time limits remain in place.

[Kwon Seong-dong / People's Power Floor Leader: Acting President Choi Sang-mok should immediately exercise his right to seek reconsideration of the unconstitutional independent counsel law, which was unilaterally handled by the opposition party.]

The vote on the independent counsel law, which was conducted by a registered vote, did not show a departure vote from the people's power except for lawmaker Ahn Cheol Soo.

Acting President Choi Sang-mok is expected to decide as early as next week at a Cabinet meeting whether to exercise his right to request a reconsideration of the independent counsel law on civil war, which passed the National Assembly this time.

I'm YTN's Hong Min Gi.