DPK launches an all-out attack on 'Kim Keon-hee Special Prosecutor Act' in tandem with civil society

Members of DD are shouting slogans at the National Assembly on November 4, demanding a special prosecutor investigation and President Yoon’s explanation on Myung Tae-kyun Gate.

The Democratic Party of Korea (DP) launched a full-scale campaign to pass the Kim Gun-hee Special Prosecutor Act in the National Assembly plenary session on November 4. The Democratic Party has designated November as “Kim Gun-hee Special Prosecutor Month” and plans to focus its efforts on public opinion campaigns such as relay vigils and outdoor rallies until the 14th, when the bill is expected to pass. On the 9th, the organization announced its first large-scale outdoor rally in cooperation with civil society.

The National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee submitted the third Kim Gun-hee Special Prosecutor Act (a bill to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the stock price manipulation case of Kim Gun-hee, the spouse of President Yoon Suk-yeul) to the plenary session led by the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party plans to vote on the Kim Gun-hee Special Prosecutor Act after the Judiciary Committee's bill subcommittee on the 5th, the full committee on the 8th, and the plenary session on the14th. The bill, which was introduced on October 17, adds five new charges, including suspicions of interference in the presidential election through Myung Tae-gyun, to the eight existing charges, including suspicions of manipulating Deutsche Motors' stock price.

The Democratic Party of Korea has expressed its intention to process the special prosecutor law within this month. “Let's make November the month of special prosecutor Kim Gun-hee,” party spokesman Yoon Jong-kun told reporters, adding, “The People Power Party is running out of time. I ask you to express your support for special prosecutor Kim Gun-hee as soon as possible.”

The DP will hold the first and second rounds of emergency actions before and after the plenary session on the 14th, when the Kim Gun-hee Special Prosecutor Act is expected to be introduced. During the first emergency action period, which runs from the 5th to the 14th, each standing committee will gather at Rotunda Hall in the National Assembly for two hours every day from 8 p.m. to strengthen resolutions calling for the acceptance of the special prosecutor law. The second round of emergency actions will be held immediately after the plenary session’s vote, when President Yoon exercises his right of reconsideration (veto), until the 28th, when a re-vote is expected.

Outside of the National Assembly, the party plans to continue its campaign for public opinion by expanding outdoor rallies across the country. “We initially discussed holding a rally in Daejeon on the 9th, but civil society suggested that we join the candlelight vigil in Seoul, so the Daejeon rally will likely be changed to a rally in Seoul,” Cho Seung-rae, the party’s senior spokesperson, told reporters. This is the first time the Democratic Party of Korea has organized a rally with civil society.

Attention is focusing on whether this change in DP’s stance will shift the pace of the impeachment drive. Civil society, including the candlelight vigils, has been campaigning to oust Yoon from office since the beginning. “I think various slogans will come out of the civic actions, such as condemnation, stepping down, and impeachment,” Cho said, explaining why the Democratic Party of Korea has changed its stance on civil society. “If civil society and various opposition parties discuss solidarity together, a single political slogan will be decided.”

The Democratic Party of Korea's newly launched 'Myung Tae-kyun Gate Truth and Reconciliation Committee' also held its first meeting on the same day and began full-scale activities. Representative Seo Young-gyo, who heads the investigation team, said, “The amount of data that has been released is enormous,” adding, “We will thoroughly investigate the truth and create a foundation for the inspection of state affairs, and thoroughly investigate the data so that it can be used by the special prosecutor.”

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