PPP urges Lee to veto special counsel bill on alleged fabricated indictments
The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Tuesday called on President Lee Jae Myung to veto a recently passed bill on a special counsel investigation into alleged fabricated indictments targeting Lee and others. The PPP made the appeal as they held a general meeting of its lawmakers outside the presidential office, slamming the bill as a measure aimed at canceling all indictments against…
The opposition People Power Party (PPP) has urged President Lee Jae Myung to veto a recently enacted bill establishing a special counsel investigation into alleged fabricated indictments against President Lee and others. The PPP raised the issue during a gathering of its lawmakers outside the presidential office, criticizing the bill as a measure intended to overturn all indictments against Lee.
According to PPP leader Jang Dong-hyeok, the special counsel bill is a "jailbreak bill" designed to secure Lee's release from prison. The legislation mandates the appointment of an independent counsel to probe claims that authorities under former President Yoon Suk Yeol created evidence or induced false testimonies to build cases against then-opposition leader Lee and others.
Party floor leader Rep. Jeong Jeom-sig warned that the effort to free Lee from prison would only result in him evading justice.
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