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The ruling People Power Party(PPP) on Thursday held a debate on the inequity of bills for special counsel probes into allegations surrounding First Lady Kim Keon-hee and last year’s military report on a Marine death as the opposition pushed with plenary votes.
At a general meeting of its representatives, PPP Rep. Yoo Sang-bum referred to the special probe bill on allegations against the first lady, stressing that no special prosecutor had ever been recommended solely by the opposition without a bipartisan agreement.
Yoo said President Yoon Suk Yeol has no choice but to veto such a bill that runs counter to the separation of legal, administrative, and judicial powers that supports democracy.
On the special probe bill regarding the military report, PPP Rep. Joo Jin-woo said recommendation procedures stipulated in the bill are unprecedented, citing the Assembly speaker’s authority to infinitely veto the Supreme Court chief justice’s recommendations.
During discussions on a revision bill on the use of regional gift certificates, PPP Rep. Park Soo-min called for selectively directing state finances to help revitalize the local economy.