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▲ Democratic Party Acting Leader and Floor Leader Han Byung-do (left) and People Power Party Floor Leader Chung Jeom-seok
The Democratic Party (DP) will convene a plenary session of the National Assembly starting tomorrow (the 30th) to process the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act aimed at abolishing the prosecution's supplementary investigation authority, a bill to shorten the review period for fast-track agenda items, and a special counsel bill targeting the National Election Commission (NEC).
The People Power Party (PPP) has strongly criticized the processing of the Criminal Procedure Act and National Assembly Act amendments as "legislative dictatorship" and announced plans to launch a filibuster.
Consequently, a parliamentary standoff involving a filibuster lasting at least three days and two nights is anticipated.
DP Senior Spokesperson Kang Jun-hyun announced the plan to process the three bills while meeting with reporters following a Supreme Council meeting today.
The Criminal Procedure Act amendment, which serves as the final piece of the prosecution reform pushed by the DP, passed the Legislation and Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on bills led by the ruling party the previous day.
The amendment includes provisions banning prosecutors from conducting direct investigations, including supplementary investigations.
Instead of abolishing supplementary investigation authority, it allows prosecutors to request supplementary investigations from judicial police officers.
The National Assembly Act amendment contains provisions to shorten the review period for fast-track agenda items from a maximum of 330 days to 90 days and to process the relevant bills at the first plenary session held after they are referred to the plenary session.
Following its passage led by the ruling party in the House Operation Improvement Subcommittee yesterday, the National Assembly Act amendment passed the full House Operations Committee this morning.
PPP lawmakers opposed the processing of the Criminal Procedure Act and National Assembly Act amendments and did not participate in the votes at the respective standing committees.
The DP plans to process the Criminal Procedure Act amendment in the Legislation and Judiciary Committee plenary session today following the National Assembly Act amendment, and then submit both bills to tomorrow's plenary session for a vote.
In response to the DP's plan to process the bills in tomorrow's plenary session, the PPP decided to conduct a filibuster lasting three days and two nights, issuing an emergency standby order for the National Assembly spanning three days from today until midnight the day after tomorrow.
The party's Floor Operations Office urged lawmakers in a notice, saying, "Please completely suspend personal schedules, including regional activities, and remain on emergency standby within the National Assembly grounds."
However, the PPP plans to participate in the vote on the NEC special counsel bill if it is submitted to the plenary session following bipartisan agreement.
Regarding the NEC special counsel bill concerning the shortage of ballot papers during the June 3 local elections, the ruling and opposition floor leadership have reached substantial agreement, and negotiations on remaining key issues are expected to take place today.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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