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A National Assembly plenary vote is currently underway on the so-called Special Counsel Bill on 'Distorted Indictment' Allegations. We connect live to the National Assembly for details.
Reporter Jang Min-seong, please go ahead.
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Voting is currently underway at the National Assembly plenary session to conclude the unlimited debate, or filibuster.
The plenary vote on the so-called Special Counsel Bill on 'Distorted Indictment' Allegations is expected to take place immediately afterward.
The voting is primarily taking place among lawmakers aligned with the ruling bloc.
In the final draft of the special counsel bill, provisions granting the special counsel the authority to decide whether to maintain indictments and the right to demand case transfers were removed.
The Democratic Party emphasized that the special counsel's "authority to drop indictments" was also deleted, stating that the bill is not aimed at interfering with existing trials, but rather at uncovering whether illegal acts occurred during the investigation.
The party criticized the People Power Party to stop making unreasonable claims, adding that it will do everything possible even after the bill passes to expose the true nature and reality of the politically biased prosecution.
Democratic Party Supreme Council member Kim Min-seok stated at a morning Supreme Council meeting that the party will push ahead with the special counsel bill on distorted indictments without a hitch to thoroughly uncover unreasonable investigations and distorted indictment practices, and sternly hold those responsible accountable.
The People Power Party, which held a protest rally in front of the National Assembly's main building against the passage of the bill, pushed back, criticizing that President Lee Jae-myung is attempting to ultimately dismiss trials related to himself by appointing the special counsel directly, and warning that the Democratic Party will not escape public judgment for railroading the bill.
People Power Party Supreme Council member Jang Dong-hyeok strongly criticized, saying, "The trials for the president who is trying to erase his own guilt must resume," and "A president with no will to uphold the Constitution must be impeached."
The People Power Party plans to step up its outdoor campaign by holding a large-scale rally near Gyeongbokgung Station in Seoul tomorrow, November 7, and holding an on-site Supreme Council meeting in front of the Blue House on November 9.
Video by Lee Seung-hwan and Shin Dong-hwan | Video Editing by Jeon Min-gyu
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