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The motion for the arrest of Democratic Party lawmaker Noh Woong-rae, who was charged with receiving 60 million won in bribes and illegal political funds, was 'vetoed' at the National Assembly.

Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon came out and insisted on the need for arrest, saying that there was a recording file containing the sound of money envelopes, but 60 more votes were opposed.



This is Reporter Suh So-Wook.



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] Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon stood first at the lectern.



He somewhat unusually referred to a recording file obtained during the investigation.



Rep. Roh explained the contents, saying that the scene of receiving a request and receiving money was intact.



[Han Dong-hoon/Minister of Justice: Representative Noh Woong-rae's voice and even the rustling of money envelopes are recorded as they are.

I have never seen such clear evidence come out in a bribery case.]



Even though there are recordings like this, Rep. Roh criticized that he is conducting a false public opinion campaign, saying it is a fabrication.



Minister Han's remarks led to protests from the Democratic Party's seats.



[Don't investigate Kim Geon-hee!]



Rep. Roh, who went up to the podium, appealed for a negative vote, saying that it was a work made by the prosecution.



He said that the person who gave the money was returned later, but the prosecution insisted that the recording was made up with new content just because there was a recording file.



[Noh Woong-rae/Democratic Party member: It intentionally and viciously neutralizes my defense rights, and I can't help but doubt whether the transcript really exists.] The



result of the vote is negative.



Of the 271 registered students, 101 votes in favor, 161 votes against, and 9 abstentions were obtained.



This is the fourth time that a motion for the arrest of a member of the National Assembly has been passed in the 21st National Assembly, but it is the first time that it has been rejected.



Minister Han Dong-hoon left the National Assembly, saying that the people would know that it was a wrong decision.



(Video coverage: Yang Doo-won, Video editing: Yu Mi-ra)



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We will connect reporter Som-wook Som, who is out in the National Assembly.



First, please analyze the reason and background for the rejection of the motion for the arrest of Congressman Woong-rae Noh.



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The rejection today (28th) should be seen as the result of Democratic Party lawmakers casting no votes.



In fact, if the Democratic Party is also rejected, the bulletproof party, I am well aware of this kind of criticism.



Nevertheless, the reason why so many votes were cast against it is because there is a consensus that the prosecution is oppressing the entire Democratic Party, not just Roh himself.



It is the logic that we must confront the political prosecution.



Since we do not know when the consent motion for the arrest of Representative Lee Jae-myeong will come again, this logic has no choice but to be strengthened.



There seems to be a side effect that Minister Han explained the charges in detail.



Democratic Party floor leader Park Hong-geun also said in a minister's explanation that it seems that a negative trend has been created.



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And bills such as the extension of the safe fare system will soon expire, but weren't they tabled at the plenary session today?



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Yes. 



The sunset bills, such as the extension of the safe fare system and the 8-hour overtime work at workplaces with less than 30 employees, are in a situation where they will eventually be sunset.



Even at the time of the budget bill agreement, the ruling and opposition parties, who said as if they could handle everything at the main meeting today, turned the blame on each other.



[Ho-Young Joo/Representative of People's Power: If the overtime work system is sunset and there is great confusion in companies with less than 30 people on site, it is entirely due to the Democratic Party's stubbornness and the Democratic Party's mony...

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[Park Hong-geun/Democratic Party Representative: The extension of the safe fare system was again blocked by Yoon Shim.

They shamelessly changed and threw away their promise to the public like a devoted partner.]



Both sides said they would work hard to reach an agreement, and it's not physically impossible to deal with it within this year. 



However, the gap between the ruling and opposition parties is still very large and negotiations are not underway, so the possibility does not seem high.



(Video coverage: Yang Doo-won, video editing: Choi Jin-hwa)