People Power Party Calls Amendment to Criminal Procedure Act "Opening the Gates of Hell" at Emergency Forum

The People Power Party went all-out in a public opinion battle to highlight the problems of the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act, which focuses on abolishing prosecutors' supplementary investigation powers, as a related forum was held today with the bill submitted to the Cabinet meeting.

Party Leader Jang Dong-hyeok attended the emergency forum this morning at the National Assembly, hosted by lawmakers Na Kyung-won and Kim Mi-ae, which called for the unconstitutionality of the abolition of prosecutors' supplementary investigation powers and dismissal of indictment provisions, and urged the exercise of the president's veto power.

Jang stated, "Exercising the veto power is a command of the people and a historical command," adding, "If President Lee Jae-myung disobeys this command, the abolition of supplementary investigation powers will lead to the 'abolition of the administration'."

Mentioning that Kim Jin-joo (a pseudonym), a victim of the Busan roundhouse kick assault case, expressed opposition to the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act, Jang raised his voice, saying, "What better shows the true nature of this evil law than the reality of a citizen who was pushed to the brink of death because the state failed to protect them, crying out to the state to take the side of the victim?"

He went on to criticize, "This law is better only for criminals, including President Lee. If the crime of Lee Jae-myung is erased by adding grounds for dismissal of indictment, the public will begin to erase the Lee Jae-myung administration."

Lawmaker Na claimed, "The gates of hell have been opened with an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act solely for a single president," and argued, "This law is solely designed to complete the long-standing prosecution-demonizing narrative of the Democratic Party's hardline supporters and is being passed in alignment with the party leadership competition of the Democratic Party."

Lawmaker Kim also denounced, "After People Power Party lawmakers walked out of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, grounds for dismissal of indictment were stealthily sneaked in," adding, "At this point, we cannot help but suspect a backroom deal on a bill to wipe away the president's crimes."

Lawmakers including Senior Deputy Floor Leader Kim Seung-soo, Park Soo-young, Choi Bo-yoon, Choi Eun-seok, Lee So-hee, Cho Seung-hwan, Seo Chun-ho, Park Jun-tae, Lee Jong-wook, Seo Ji-young, Park Choong-kwon, Yoo Yong-won, and Cho Ji-yeon were also present at the forum that day.

They chanted slogans such as, "We urge the presidential veto on the abolition of prosecutors' supplementary investigation powers."

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