Chung Jeom-sik: 'Abolishing Supplementary Investigation Powers Will Lead to Joint Collapse of Government and Ruling Party'

People Power Party Floor Leader Chung Jeom-sik criticized the ruling party's push to abolish supplementary investigation powers today (July 26), stating, "The president and the ruling party are placing the lives and safety of the people on the scales of political engineering and engaging in a foul bargain."

On Facebook, Floor Leader Chung wrote, "The entire public is watching your ugly deal closely. You will surely face judgment," adding, "If the abolition of supplementary investigation powers passes a plenary vote and the president even gives up the right to request reconsideration, the government and the ruling party will face a joint collapse from that very moment."

Addressing President Lee Jae-myung, Floor Leader Chung also asked, "You are a person who micro-manages even the registration fees for the ruling party's supreme council elections, so why are you silent about this?" He claimed, "From the president's perspective, openly advocating for the abolition of supplementary investigation powers would make him fearful of the upcoming crime wave and public backlash. At the same time, advocating for the retention of supplementary investigation powers would make him worry that his under-the-table deal with the Democratic Party's hardliners regarding the cancellation of indictments might fall apart."

He added, "The president of a country is evading political responsibility for outrages that shake the foundation of the rule of law. He has only his own safety guaranteed after retirement in mind. How can one practice politics so cowardly?"

Targeting the Democratic Party as well, Floor Leader Chung condemned them, saying, "Democratic Party lawmakers are just as cowardly. Mindful of hardline party members, they are speeding up the abolition of supplementary investigation powers. Candidates running for the party convention are utilizing the abolition of supplementary investigation powers as a leverage for votes."

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