DP Endorses Special Counsel Bill to Scrutinize Past Indictments of President Lee
[Politics] : The ruling Democratic Party(DP) has endorsed a bill mandating the appointment of a new special counsel to look into allegations that President Lee Jae Myung was indicted on multiple charges based on fabricated evidence during the Yoon Suk Yeol administration. DP floor spokesperson Kim Sung-hoi told ... [more...]
The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) announced on Tuesday that it intends to push for the parliamentary approval of a special counsel bill this week. The purpose of the bill is to investigate allegations of fabricated indictments, including those involving President Lee Jae Myung. The DPK made this measure its official party line after adopting it.
The proposed bill calls for an independent investigation into claims that the prosecution under the previous administration of Yoon Suk Yeol fabricated evidence to indict Lee in multiple cases. These cases included allegations of illegal remittances to North Korea and a development corruption scandal.
Kim Sung-hoi, a spokesperson for the DPK, informed reporters at a general meeting of lawmakers that the party had adopted the special counsel bill on fabricated indictments as its official position. The party plans to hold consultations to introduce the bill during a plenary session on November 5.
The introduction of this bill, along with Lee's proposed prosecution reform, has sparked accusations from the opposition that Lee is attempting to cancel his own indictments following several trials that were suspended following his election.
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