
Ahead of the abolition of the Prosecutor's Office and the establishment of the Central Investigation Office, the People Power Party held a general meeting of lawmakers in Supyo-dong, Jung-gu, criticizing the Lee Jae-myung government for abolishing the prosecution's supplementary investigative authority without preparation, and urging it to withdraw its nomination for Kim Ji-yong as head of the Central Investigation Office.
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The People Power Party criticized the Lee Jae-myung government for abolishing the prosecution's supplementary investigation rights without preparation ahead of the abolition of the Prosecutor's Office and the establishment of the Central Investigation Office and Public Prosecution Office, and raised the issue of not submitting a request for a personnel hearing for Kim Ji-yong, a candidate for the Central Investigations Office.
On the 1st, a day before the abolition of the Prosecutor's Office and the establishment of the Public Prosecution Office and the Serious Crimes Investigation Office (Heavy Investigation Office), the People Power Party held a general meeting of lawmakers in front of the Central Investigation Office in Supyo-dong, Jung-gu, and condemned the Lee Jae-myung government for abolishing the prosecution's supplementary investigation rights without preparation.
About 70 lawmakers, including Representative Jang Dong-hyuk and floor leader Jeong Jeong-sik, all dressed in black suits, held a hand sign in the form of a portrait that read "Respect for criminal justice," and began the meeting by bowing 90 degrees and offering an apology, saying they felt responsible for failing to stop the government's runaway.
In his opening remarks, floor leader Jeong raised his voice, saying, "At midnight today, the prosecutor's office will disappear. All means to uncover the police's cover-up of cases and blackmail will disappear," and added, "The gates of hell will open tomorrow to collapse public order in which rape cannot be proven to be rape or murder to be murder."
He then pointed out, “When I came to the Heavy Water Administration building, which will be launched tomorrow, a government agency of one country has rented and used a private building’s business facilities, and internal construction is still in progress. The office is empty and steel frames and metal pipes are lying around,” and pointed out, “This is the reality of security in the Republic of Korea.”
Regarding Kim Ji-yong, the candidate for the head of the Central Investigation Agency, floor leader Jeong said, "No request for personnel hearing has been sent to the National Assembly for more than three weeks since the nomination," and urged, "Is planting a support base more important than the safety of the people? Stop making fun of the opposition party and the National Assembly and withdraw the nomination of candidate Kim."
Rep. Park Hyeong-soo, the opposition party secretary of the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee, criticized, "Prosecutors were able to investigate living power because of their status guarantee, but what about the Central Investigation Agency police? There are no status guarantee regulations at all. How can they investigate living power? This reform of the criminal justice system will be severely judged by the people and history."
Rep. Kang Myeong-gu, the opposition secretary of the National Assembly Public Administration and Security Committee, also said, "I think the current situation at the Central Investigation Agency is perjury by the Minister of Public Administration and Security to the National Assembly. Minister Yoon Ho-jung must be held politically and legally responsible." He also raised his voice regarding candidate Kim Ji-yong, saying, "Is the National Assembly Public Administration and Security Committee holding the confirmation hearing or the hardliners of the Democratic Party? Is the opposition party secretary Kang Myeong-gu or Choo Mi-ae? Is the Public Administration and Security Committee chairman Kim Eo-jun?"
In his final condemnation, Representative Jang Dong-hyuk said, "The door to public order hell has been opened with the Tin Can Heavy Investigation Office and the Public Prosecution Office. This is the Tin Can President who is turning the entire Republic of Korea into a Tin Can," and added, "There is only one answer. The person who wants to cancel the indictment is a criminal. Resuming the trial of this President is the only way to save the Republic of Korea."
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The People Power Party will continue to demand a confirmation hearing for candidate Kim Ji-yong and will press the National Assembly to withdraw the nomination.
Likely · Within weeks
If concerns about the vacuum in security following the opening of the Central Investigation Agency lead to an actual incident, political controversy will intensify.
Possible · Within months

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