New Reform Party: “President Lee must exercise his right to veto the ‘Special Prosecution Act on Fabricated Indictments’”
Quick Look
- The New Reform Party urged President Lee Jae-myung to exercise his right to veto the Special Prosecutor's Office on Manipulated Indictments and withdraw his nomination as Justice Minister Lee Yong-cheol.
- Emergency Committee Chairman Lee Ki-in criticized the Democratic Party's passage of the Special Prosecution Act as the worst conflict of interest in constitutional history, and took issue with the President's nomination of Lee Yong-cheol, a colleague from his time in Seongnam City, as Minister of Justice.
- Floor leader Chun Haram pointed out that while the President and the Democratic Party have been attacking prosecutors and judges with vested interests, appointing a special prosecutor to avoid a criminal case is a corrupt vested interest.
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Why It Matters
The New Reform Party urged President Lee Jae-myung to exercise his veto on the Special Prosecutor's Office on Manipulated Prosecutions Act and to withdraw his nomination as Minister of Justice Lee Yong-cheol. Emergency Response Committee Chairman Lee Ki-in criticized the Democratic Party's passage of the Special Prosecution Act as the worst conflict of interest in constitutional history, and took issue with the President's nomination of Lee Yong-cheol, a colleague from his time in Seongnam City, as the Attorney General candidate. Floor leader Chun Haram pointed out that while the President and the Democratic Party have been attacking prosecutors and judges with vested interests, appointing a special prosecutor to avoid a criminal case is a corrupt vested interest.
Request for withdrawal of Lee Yong-cheol’s nomination… “The Attorney General should not be a ‘contractor for indictment cancellation.’”
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Jeong-hyeon = On the 9th, the New Reform Party urged President Lee Jae-myung to exercise his veto on the so-called 'Special Prosecution Act on Manipulated Prosecutions' and withdraw his nomination for Minister of Justice Lee Yong-cheol.
Lee Ki-in, chairman of the Emergency Response Committee, criticized at an emergency response meeting held at the National Assembly on this day, “The Democratic Party has passed the Special Prosecution Act on Manipulated Prosecutions. It is the worst conflict of interest in constitutional history.”
He then pointed out, "On that very day, the President nominated Lee Yong-cheol, a colleague from his time in Seongnam, as a candidate for Minister of Justice. When Yoo Dong-gyu was interviewed for the head of the Seongnam City Facilities Management Corporation, he was the person who gave the highest score and was the one who laid the foundation for the corrupt development project."
Chairman Lee of the emergency committee said, "Are you trying to fill in the indictment cancellation that the Democratic Party said was removed from the Special Prosecution Act by appointing ministers? I warn the Democratic Party. If they end up using the seats given by the people to erase the trial of one president, the people will take those seats first in the next general election."
He also said, “If you try to avoid a trial in court, the president and the ruling party will be judged by the public opinion together,” and demanded, “President Lee should immediately withdraw this candidate’s nomination and exercise his veto on the special prosecution law to cancel indictments.”
Floor leader Chun Ha-ram also pointed out, "President Lee and the Democratic Party have been attacking prosecutors and judges as vested interests and omnipotent powers in our society," and added, "But isn't the person who appoints a special prosecutor and causes trouble to get out of his own criminal case the most corrupt person with vested interests and the ugliest power?"
At the same time, he said, “President Lee must exercise his veto on the Special Prosecutor Act,” and said of candidate Lee Yong-cheol, “The Minister of Justice of the Republic of Korea should not become a ‘contractor for cancellation of indictments.’”
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
It is highly likely that the President will reject the demands of the New Reform Party.
Likely · Within days
There is a possibility that whether or not candidate Lee Yong-cheol will withdraw his nomination will emerge as a political issue in the future.
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Will the President accept the demands of the New Reform Party?
- Possibility of withdrawal of candidate Lee Yong-cheol's nomination
- Whether the President will exercise his veto on the Special Prosecution Act on Fabricated Indictments
- Democratic Party's official position
