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News summary on the way home from work, Subsletter Evening.
The National Assembly Judiciary Committee is discussing amendments to the Prosecutor's Office Act and the Criminal Procedure Act, so-called 'examination and closure,' but the strong confrontation between the Democratic Party, the people's power and the prosecution is not finding a point of contact.
The presidential custodian also strongly protested that it was a 'legislative coup' and called for a halt, but President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol is out of the conflict.
It is different from the transition committee as it is silent and does not participate in the war.
The takeover committee called "legislative coup"
The transition committee members of the Political Affairs, Judicial and Administrative Division of the Presidential Transition Committee issued a statement.
Its main content is, "We once again express our deep concerns about the so-called 'examination and complete deprivation of the prosecution's investigation authority', which is being pushed by the Democratic Party, and demand an immediate halt."
If we look a little more closely at the contents, "The 'examination and overhaul' law is unconstitutional to the extent that even the judiciary has heard of it for the first time. It has no legitimacy and the damage will go exclusively to the powerless people." To destroy the foundation of the judicial system in an instant is to destroy the foundation for the realization of justice and to escape the limits of separation of powers. It will be difficult to avoid criticism."
Take a look at the contents of the position statement issued by Lee Yong-ho, secretary of the Political Affairs and Judicial Administration Division of the transition committee.
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Even the judiciary has exceptionally opposed the 13 provisions of the Criminal Procedure Act, called the Inspection and Completion Act, in the opinion that it is necessary to review or supplement them.
What does it mean for even the court to express an opinion in such an unusual way?
The Democratic Party of Korea needs to be deeply engraved.
In addition, to quickly destroy the foundation of the criminal justice system, which has been maintained for over 70 years due to the large number of seats, is to destroy the foundation for the protection of human rights and the realization of justice for the people, and to overcome the limits of separation of powers. It is a serious threat to democracy, which must be balanced with
(..) It will be difficult to avoid criticism as a privatization of legislative power and a 'legislative coup', which has been criticized for trying to block criminal investigations by the current ruling powers.
The legislative runaway behavior of the Democratic Party is the same as damaging a beam before moving, and it is an act that obstructs the operation of the new government.
This is the second statement of the acceptance committee's statement on the inspection, and the first statement came out on the 13th.
The first statement urged the immediate cessation of the legislative process, saying, "The complete abolition of the prosecution's investigative power is directly against the purpose of the Constitution, which grants prosecutors the right to apply for a warrant, and is equivalent to an act of subverting the constitution."
The second statement, which came out after six days, raised the level of criticism compared to the first.
It can be seen from the entrance statement that each other's positions are getting stronger due to the increasingly powerful confrontation.
President-elect Yoon, "I'm watching"
The ruling and opposition parties are clashing over the prosecution, but President-elect Yoon remains silent without making a statement.
President-elect Bae Hyun-jin, spokesman for the election, said, "President-elect Yoon is concentrating on stably launching the next government in state affairs. What he is most focused on is the restoration of the people's livelihood," he said, repeating the answer almost exactly as it was in the past.
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◇ Reporter: I ask again because the elected president has never given a specific position regarding the inspection.
◆ As this issue is hotly discussed in the National Assembly, I would like to say that the elected president is also watching ahead of the next government takeover.
While saying that I would like the opposition and opposition parties to focus on the lives of the people and provide wisdom from the perspective of restoring people's livelihoods, and I would like to open up dialogue, the next government will focus on stably launching state affairs and focusing on restoring people's livelihoods.
Ten days ago, "a person who has long since stopped testing"
On the 8th, President-elect Yoon first mentioned the inspection and inspection after the presidential election, saying, "I've been a prosecutor for a long time. I'll use it." But ever since then, I haven't been involved in the debate over 'swordsmanship'.
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◇ Reporter: The Supreme Prosecutor's Office has made an official opposition to the Democratic Party's oversight bill, please say something.
◆ I have been a prosecutor for a long time, and the criminal justice system can be done through the Ministry of Justice and the prosecution.
I try to only care about the people's food and livelihood.
On the 13th, reporters asked Yoon-elect, who went to work for the Insu Committee, about the check-up, and Yoon-elect only replied, "I told you about the check-up last time."
President-elect Bae Hyun-jin, a spokesperson for the president-elect, was asked a related question that day and said, "It seems that the matter of the National Assembly should be resolved by the National Assembly. As the head of the administration, President-elect Yoon will put the people's livelihoods and livelihoods first." The president-elect's position is that all systems in the country, such as the criminal justice system, should be exclusively for the people from the point of view of the people."
President-elect Yoon did not make a separate statement about the resignation of Prosecutor General Oh-su Kim, but spokesman Bae Hyun-jin said yesterday (18th), "There is no position." It's not like that, so of course, from the standpoint of watching, I'm calmly thinking about the situation now."
"Corruption is complete", announcing entry into politics
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Yoon-elect met with reporters while visiting the Daegu High School and District Prosecutors' Office in March last year while serving as the Prosecutor General and strongly criticized the prosecution.
It was just before the resignation of the Prosecutor General's office, and President-elect Yoon said, "The ongoing 'check-up' (completely deprived of the prosecution's investigative power) is a 'corruption complete' that completely eradicates corruption."
He also said, "This is a gross violation of the spirit of the Constitution, and a violation of the constitutional obligations of the state and the government."
President Yoon at the time said, "Strong response to corruption in all fields of politics, economy, and society is to protect the people and it is the constitutional duty of the state and the government." We have to respond in accordance with the principle. It is possible only when the investigation, which is the preparation process for the trial, and the trial activities in the court are organically integrated.”
At that time, the remarks of 'Complete corruption by inspection and completion' clearly marked a confrontation with the current government, and were also interpreted as a signal for Yoon-elect's entry into politics.
Why are you silent after the election?
President-elect Yoon's silence seems to be the result of some strategy.
They seem to be judging that if they raise their voices against the bill, they could get caught up in the 'republic of the prosecution' frame advocated by the Democratic Party and others.
If President-elect Yoon participates in the war, there is a risk that the frame will turn into a prosecutor's republic and political retaliation.
There is also an interpretation that it is judged that showing the appearance of focusing on 'public livelihood issues' such as emergency measures against COVID-19 and compensation for losses of small businesses after leaving it to the 'time of the National Assembly' helps to show the 'presidential aspect'.
In addition, the legal community, including the courts, is expressing opposition one after another, and even within the Democratic Party, there are voices objecting to the party theory, so it can be concluded that there is no need for the elected president to stand up and express his dissenting opinion.
a piece of the day
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Lee Eun-hae (31, left) and Jo Hyeon-soo (30), the suspects in the 'Valley Murder' case, enter the courthouse to receive an interrogation of the suspect before arrest.
He covered his face with both hands and bowed his head, but he didn't say anything to the reporters' questions.
(Photo = Yonhap News)
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