Yoon Jae-ok: "Democrats' Dual Special Prosecutor Law Jurisdiction Dispute Petition Is a Malicious Election Strategy"

Yoon Jae-ok, the floor leader of the People Power Party, said on the 5th, "Just as the Double Special Prosecutor Act is a malicious law to disrupt public sentiment for the general election, the request for a constitutional dispute adjudication is also a malicious election strategy."

At the party floor meeting held at the National Assembly that morning, Floor Leader Yoon stated, "The Double Special Prosecutor Act is a politically motivated malicious law in every aspect, including process, procedure, content, and political intent, and contains many unconstitutional toxic provisions."

Earlier, the opposition party was known to be considering filing a constitutional dispute adjudication if the president exercises the right to request reconsideration regarding the so-called 'Double Special Prosecutor Act,' which includes the special prosecutor law on the Deutsche Motors stock manipulation suspicion (Kim Geon-hee special prosecutor law) and the special prosecutor law on the Hwacheon Daeyu '50 Billion Club' bribery suspicion case (50 Billion Club special prosecutor law).

Yoon Jae-ok, floor leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 5th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Regarding the Democratic Party's request for constitutional dispute adjudication, Floor Leader Yoon said, "Their continuous claim is, in short, a malicious trick to delay the re-vote as much as possible if the Double Special Prosecutor Act is returned to the National Assembly," and added, "The real intention is to use the request for constitutional dispute adjudication as a pretext to delay the re-vote and then set the re-vote date during the main nomination period, hoping for defecting votes from the ruling party."

He also emphasized, "The president's right to request reconsideration is an inherent presidential authority granted by the Constitution and cannot be the subject of a constitutional dispute adjudication in the first place." He explained, "Even if the Democratic Party ultimately files for constitutional dispute adjudication, it will surely be dismissed immediately by the Constitutional Court, and the Democratic Party is well aware of this."

Floor Leader Yoon said, "If the National Assembly has objections to the president's exercise of the right to request reconsideration, it can re-deliberate according to Article 53, Paragraph 4 of the Constitution, which is the method prescribed by the Constitution," and added, "Ignoring constitutional means and filing for constitutional dispute adjudication is the ultimate example of the Democratic Party's legislative overreach."