PPP boycotts judiciary committee proceedings over special counsel bill

The People Power Party (PPP) has announced a boycott of all committee proceedings, including budget reviews, on the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee due to the passage of a bill for a special counsel investigation into allegations of fabricated indictments against President Lee Jae Myung and others. Lawmakers from the PPP, including committee vice chair Park Hyeung-soo, made this decision at a news conference, stating that they could not participate in budget reviews alongside Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) lawmakers who supported the special counsel bill.

The DPK pushed through the bill in just three days after ending the opposition party's filibuster, which critics argue violates the constitutional principle of equality before the law, as a special counsel could potentially manufacture grounds to nullify indictments against the president, allowing him to evade legal consequences.

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