PPP urges Lee to veto special counsel bill on alleged fabricated indictments
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Tuesd...
The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) urged President Lee Jae Myung to veto a bill creating a special counsel to investigate allegations of fabricated indictments against Lee and others, according to reports. The PPP, in a general meeting of its lawmakers outside the presidential office, criticized the bill as a measure aimed at nullifying all indictments against Lee.
PPP leader Jang Dong-hyeok stated that the special counsel bill is a "jailbreak bill" designed to free Lee Jae Myung, who he claims should be in prison. The legislation calls for an independent counsel to investigate claims that the prosecution under former President Yoon Suk Yeol created evidence or induced false testimonies to build cases against Lee and others.
Party floor leader Jeong Jeom-sig warned that the project to free Lee from prison would only lead to more trials with Lee facing the judiciary's judgment.
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