Government resolves the demand for re-deliberation at the State Council… Proceeding with the President’s veto rights,
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| ▲ Prime Minister Han Duck-soo is speaking at the State Council meeting held in Seoul on September 30th at the Government Seoul Complex in Jongno-gu, Seoul. |
| ⓒ Yonhap News |
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, “The government has passed a resolution on the demand for re-deliberation on the so-called ‘twin special prosecutors law’ and others.”,
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, ‘On the morning of the 30th, during the State Council meeting, the government passed a resolution on the President Yoon Suk-yeol’s demand for re-deliberation on the laws involving Kim Geon-hee’s special prosecutor law, Chae Sang-byeong’s special prosecutor law, and the local currency law. These bills were passed by the National Assembly, led by the Democratic Party on the 19th.’,
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, ‘Following the government’s resolution on the demand for re-deliberation, the Ministry of Justice issued a press release criticizing the twin special prosecutors law as “a bill that is unconstitutional as it violates the principles of the separation of powers and clarity, and raises concerns about targeted investigations, incidental investigations, excessive investigations, and human rights violations.”‘,
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, ‘The Ministry of Justice pointed out, “Despite the government repeatedly identifying the unconstitutionality of existing special prosecutor bills and requesting the National Assembly to reconsider them several times, the National Assembly passed bills that exacerbate their unconstitutionality without making efforts to modify or improve it through consultations or discussions.”‘,
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, The Ministry of Justice questioned whether the repeated exercise of the President’s veto rights was intended to induce the repetition of demands for re-deliberation rather than to ascertain the truth,
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, ‘Kim Geon-hee’s special prosecutor bill went through a process of passing the National Assembly in January and February, followed by President Yoon Suk-yeol exercising veto power, and then the National Assembly rejecting the bill process in one instance. Chae Sang-byeong’s special prosecutor bill had already gone through two processes in May and July.’,
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, ‘The Ministry of Justice further criticized, “The fact that the National Assembly has sent even more strengthened unconstitutional bills to the government, only raises suspicion that this is not to seek the truth about the cases, but to induce the President to exercise his veto rights repeatedly.”‘,
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, ‘Regarding Chae Sang-byeong’s special prosecutor bill, the Ministry of Justice pointed out, “Although it has the formal appearance of third-party recommendation by the Chief Justice, granting the opposition party the right to veto until the opposition party believes that the Chief Justice’s recommended candidate is inappropriate and ensures that the candidate they want is recommended as a special prosecutor, is no different from allowing biased political appointments to be made as special prosecutors, seriously threatening fairness.”‘,
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, ‘Regarding Kim Geon-hee’s special prosecutor bill, the Ministry of Justice explained, “It not only grants the opposition party the right to recommend special prosecutors, but also stipulates that if the President fails to appoint a special prosecutor within three days of receiving the candidate recommendation, the oldest candidate will be deemed appointed as a special prosecutor, thereby depriving the President of the constitutional right to appoint special prosecutors.” It also emphasized that the two special prosecutor bills contain the largest number of investigation personnel (155) and the longest investigation period (150 days) to highlight concerns about human rights violations due to excessive investigations.’,
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, ‘The Ministry of Justice stated, “The government, after considering that not passing the re-deliberation on these special prosecutor bills contradicts the President’s duty to protect human rights, uphold the constitution, and prevent unconstitutional laws, has decided to pass the resolution on the demand for re-deliberation.”‘,
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| ▲ Kim Geon-hee·Chae Sang-byeong special prosecutor laws presented at the National Assembly plenary session The ‘Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Law’ and ‘Chae Sang-byeong Special Prosecutor Law’ are being presented at the plenary session held in Yeouido, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 19th, with members of the People Power Party absent. |
| ⓒ Nam So-yeon |
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