Park Beom-gye "Han Dong-hoon impeachment should be considered... seems Constitutional Court won't acknowledge"

Park Beom-gye, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated that the impeachment of Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon should be considered in relation to the Constitutional Court's ruling on the validity of the 'Complete Removal of Prosecutorial Investigation Authority (Geomsu Wanbak) Law.'

On the 24th, during CBS's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show,' Park responded to the host's question, "Are you actually considering impeachment?" by saying, "That is going too far," but added, "Since serious issues are currently occurring, we need to consider that part (impeachment)."

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Minister Han made a statement the previous day regarding the Constitutional Court's ruling on the validity of the Geomsu Wanbak Law, saying, "It is difficult to agree with the conclusion that it is illegal but valid."

In response, Park said, "Saying the procedure was wrong but how can it be valid is looking at only one side," and explained, "Before the full meeting of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, even the People Power Party participated in the subcommittee, ensuring all procedural deliberations and voting rights were guaranteed. Therefore, the procedural flaws are not significant." He added, "When it went to the plenary session, the amendment was proposed, and the vote was conducted together at that time."

He continued, "Minister Han said at the beginning, 'I acknowledge it, but it is difficult to agree,' but acknowledging and finding it difficult to agree are different. So the context is inconsistent," criticizing Minister Han's 'Geomsu Wonbok (Restoration of Prosecutorial Investigation Authority) Enforcement Decree.'

Park stated, "According to Minister Han's logic, the Geomsu Wanbak Law, the Prosecutors' Office Act, and the Criminal Procedure Act are valid and currently being enforced. However, contrary to that, an enforcement decree was created to reduce the scope to two types of crimes, and many crimes that should be eliminated were included within those two crimes," adding, "Even the four justices whom Minister Han respects acknowledged that the Prosecutors' Office Act and the Criminal Procedure Act reduce the prosecutor's investigation authority. Despite this, creating an enforcement decree, a subordinate law, that restores the reduced authority and stating that such decrees will continue to be made is a violation of the Constitution and the law."