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The ruling and opposition parties, who had fiercely clashed over a bill that would remove the prosecution's investigative authority, reached an agreement.
The ruling and opposition parties agreed to accept the mediation proposal proposed by National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok.
If it passes the plenary session of the National Assembly next week, it is expected that the bill will be promulgated at the last cabinet meeting of the government on May 3.
First, reporter Kang Min-woo summarized the process leading up to today's (22nd) agreement.
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On the morning of the 22nd, National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok delivered an arbitration proposal to the Democratic Party and the leadership of the People's Power, and then effectively gave an ultimatum.
[Park Byeong-seok/Chairman of the National Assembly: Today, we delivered the final arbitration plan of the chairman to the representatives of the ruling and opposition parties.
The chairman has no more cards.]
At the parliamentary meetings of both parties held one after another, it was the power of the people that came to the conclusion first.
[Kwon Seong-dong / People's Power Floor Leader: As a result of intense discussion, our party has decided to accept the chairman's mediation proposal.]
About an hour later, the Democratic Party also expressed its intention to accept it.
[Park Hong-geun / Democratic Party floor leader: I have decided to accept it.
We will make up for any shortcomings in the arbitration plan in the future.] In the
afternoon, floor leaders from both parties gathered in the Speaker's Office to sign an agreement on eight articles.
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The agreement included contents such as the scope of direct investigation by the prosecution under the direction of separating the prosecution's direct investigative powers and the prosecution's powers, the reduction of the anti-corruption force division called the special division, and the prohibition of special investigations into cases sent to the police.
The bill will be proposed to the Judiciary Committee and the plenary session next week after drafting the bill based on the chairman's arbitration bill.
If it passes the National Assembly, it is expected to be promulgated at the last cabinet meeting of the Moon Jae-in government on the 3rd of next month.
The Justice Party also said that it respects the chairman's arbitration proposal and will work together to come up with an effective prosecution reform plan.
The conflict between the ruling and opposition parties, which had reached an extreme after the Democratic Party adopted the scrutiny and closure bill on the 12th, is in an atmosphere of closing for now, but there is a possibility that the opposition will clash again due to the review of specific bills and the formation of a special judicial reform committee stipulated in the arbitration bill.
(Video coverage: Cho Chun-dong, video editing: Lee Seung-jin)