1. Didn't the Democratic Party announce that it will process the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act, which completely abolishes the prosecutorial power of supplementary investigation, as a party platform this week? Minister of Justice Jung Sung-ho was known as a proponent of maintaining the power of supplementary investigation. Under these circumstances, he expressed his intention to resign. Therefore, attention was focused on what Minister of Justice Jung Sung-ho would say at the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee today (July 27). Minister of Justice Jung Sung-ho spoke as follows at the Judiciary Committee today: "Since prosecutorial reform has mostly been completed, shouldn't new wine be put into new wineskins?" By saying this, he once again expressed his intention to step down. He also added, "In particular, my health is currently very poor. Considering those aspects, I have been continuously discussing the matter with people around the President." In response, the Blue House stated, "Nothing has been officially confirmed regarding Minister Jung's expression of resignation, so the expression of resignation is not true."
2. It is reported that the leadership of the People Power Party has gathered opinions to recommend the departure from the party for lawmaker Kwon Young-jin of the People Power Party, who grabbed floor leader Chung Jeom-sik by the collar while raising objections to the criteria for assigning National Assembly standing committee seats. Senior Spokesperson Park Sung-hoon stated after today's Supreme Council meeting that the party leadership shared a consensus without dissent that a strict and strong punishment must be imposed. He conveyed the atmosphere of today's Supreme Council meeting, noting that if this recommendation is not accepted, opinions poured in calling for the prompt convening of the Ethics Committee to pursue the highest level of disciplinary action, including expulsion.
3. President Lee Jae-myung is currently on a tour of South America, and is currently making a state visit to Brazil. He called for the ceiling price system on petroleum to be maintained until oil price instability is resolved, and for policy measures such as fuel tax cuts to be maintained to the maximum extent possible. President Lee emphasized this during a senior secretaries' meeting presided over via video link locally today, stating that as volatility in oil prices is likely to persist for a while due to the situation in the Middle East, proactive efforts must be made swiftly to minimize the impact on domestic prices.
4. Heavy heatwave warnings have been issued centering on the southeastern part of South Jeolla Province and the Gyeongsang region, and heatwave advisories have been issued for most parts of the country except for some mountainous areas in Gangwon Province. The Korea Meteorological Administration urged the public to pay special attention to health management, forecasting that sweltering heat without relief day and night will rage throughout this week, with the maximum perceived temperature exceeding 33°C (91°F) in most parts of the country and rising above 35°C (95°F) in the southern provinces, alongside continuing tropical nights.
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