Chung Jeung-sik: "DP's Refusal to Relinquish Judiciary Committee Chair Means Pushing for Special Counsel Bill on Dropping Charges"

People Power Party (PPP) Floor Leader Chung Jeung-sik pressured the Democratic Party of Korea (DP) regarding negotiations for the formation of the National Assembly's second-half standing committees, stating, "The refusal to give up the Judiciary Committee chairmanship means they will not abandon their plan to force through a special counsel bill on dropping charges."

During the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly, Floor Leader Chung said, "If they do not give up the Judiciary Committee, the messages of reflection regarding the June 3 local election results from President Lee Jae-myung and DP Representative Jung Chung-rae are nothing but a hollow deception of the public."

Regarding the DP's stated intention to hold onto the Judiciary Committee chairmanship, he pointed out, "It means they intend to unilaterally process the special counsel bill on dropping charges while holding the chairmanship, or achieve the dropping of charges by intimidating the prosecution through the Judiciary Committee," adding, "Through the local elections, our citizens sent a strong warning that the dropping of charges must not happen."

He continued, "President Lee called the local election results a 'warning from the people,' and Representative Jung Chung-rae also stated, 'We will reflect on what needs to be reflected upon,'" emphasizing that "returning the Judiciary Committee chairmanship to its proper place is the minimum form of reflection."

Floor Leader Chung criticized the situation, saying, "Returning the Judiciary Committee chairmanship to the second-largest party in the National Assembly, as per custom, is the first step toward normalizing the National Assembly. However, through the 2+2 meeting with the DP yesterday, we confirmed the DP's stance to cling to the Judiciary Committee chairmanship," adding, "It is deeply disappointing."

He further stated, "If the Judiciary Committee does not return to its proper place, the normalization of the second half of the National Assembly will be difficult, and the legislative tyranny of the Lee Jae-myung administration, spearheaded by the Judiciary Committee, will continue," and added, "The People Power Party clearly states that the fundamental premise of the negotiations for committee formation is returning the Judiciary Committee to its proper place."

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