Major Clash Over 'Fabricated Indictment' Special Counsel Bill: What Are the Rival Parties' Calculations?

[SBS News Briefing]

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■ Broadcast: SBS <News Briefing> Mon – Fri (14:00 – 15:20)

■ Host: Park Jin-ho, Senior Editorial Writer

■ Panelists: Park Yong-jin, Vice Chairman of the Regulatory Rationalization Committee; Kim Sung-tae, Former Floor Leader of the People Power Party; Son Suk-min, SBS Senior Editorial Writer

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● Implications of the 'Blue Tsunami'

Park Yong-jin / Vice Chairman, Regulatory Rationalization Committee

"Taking a cold, objective look at the 'Blue Tsunami,' the problem becomes more complicated"

"I expect South Korea's National Security Office to handle this with sensitivity"

Kim Sung-tae / Former Floor Leader, People Power Party

"The U.S. Republican Party has completely ruined politics"

● Countdown to 'Fabricated Indictment' Special Counsel Bill – ● What Is in the 'Fabricated Indictment' Special Counsel Bill? – ● Clash Over 'Fabricated Indictment' Special Counsel Bill

Park Yong-jin / Vice Chairman, Regulatory Rationalization Committee

"The special counsel bill on fabricated indictments will be effective in rallying unity across both the ruling and opposition camps"

"The outcome of the special counsel investigation is crucial... it is linked to the general election"

"Many take the stance that we should wait and see the special counsel investigation"

"If the special counsel bill on fabricated indictments goes wrong, it will become a policy burden... the Democratic Party needs to respond"

Kim Sung-tae / Former Floor Leader, People Power Party

"The special counsel bill on fabricated indictments is an obvious conflict of interest"

"The special counsel bill on fabricated indictments includes eight indictment cases involving President Lee"

"In past administrations, the power to appoint a special counsel was exercised by the president"

"The special counsel bill on fabricated indictments fuels conflict rather than bipartisan cooperation"

"Special counsel bills have rarely been passed unilaterally without bipartisan agreement"

Son Suk-min / SBS Senior Editorial Writer

"Even now, the ruling party is still coordinating on the special counsel bill on fabricated indictments"

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