KORWhen the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act was approved at the Cabinet meeting without the president exercising veto power, the People Power Party strongly protested. They condemned it, claiming that President Lee Jae-myung signed a malicious law to erase his own trials and that the gates of hell had opened. The Democratic Party hit back, telling them to stop their mindless criticism.
Reporter Kim Bo-mi has the details.
An emergency debate was held by the People Power Party.
Ahead of the Cabinet meeting where the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act was to be submitted, they urged President Lee Jae-myung to exercise his veto power.
[Na Kyung-won / People Power Party lawmaker: The gates of hell have opened. The amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act is opposed by the absolute majority of citizens, and even the Minister of Justice and the acting Prosecutor General have expressed their intent to resign...]&br;
However, when the amendment was approved at the Cabinet meeting without a veto, the People Power Party strongly denounced the decision.
They argued that the abolition of prosecutors' supplementary investigation powers dealt a death blow to the rule of law in South Korea, and that failing to exercise the veto despite the desperate opposition of violent crime victims and the public was intended to ensure his own safety after leaving office.
[Jang Dong-hyeok / People Power Party leader: He signed a malicious law that makes victims weep in order to completely wipe out his own trials.]
Kim Jin-joo, the victim of the "Busan roundhouse kick incident" who previously left a comment reading "Go to hell" on the social media account of Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Yong-min, who spearheaded the legislation, shared the following remarks.
[Kim Jin-joo / Victim of the "Busan roundhouse kick incident": Crime victims are living in hell right now. It has truly become a hell for victims. The ones who are suffering injustice [from this legislation] are the victims.]
The Democratic Party countered that the People Power Party's claims—such as predictions of investigative vacuums and the passing of the buck on cases—were attempts to mislead the public.
In particular, they stated they would complete related legislation before October 2, when the Public Prosecutors' Office and the Serious Crime Investigation Agency are launched, to ensure that the "seven major crimes targeting the socially vulnerable" cannot be closed at the police stage, and demanded that the opposition "stop its mindless criticism."
[Han Byeong-do / Democratic Party Floor Leader: The People Power Party should stop groundless false agitation and cooperate on follow-up legislation and institutional adjustments to protect the rights and interests of victims.]
With the People Power Party planning to additionally introduce its own amendment bill to maintain supplementary investigation powers and file a constitutional petition, the confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties over the revision of the Criminal Procedure Act is expected to continue.
(Camera reporting: Lee Seung-hwan, Shin Dong-hwan | Video editing: Lee Seung-hee)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.
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