National Assembly Shortens Extraordinary Session Schedule
In a decision made by the National Assembly, the extraordinary session scheduled for August will be shortened and concluded tomorrow. The Democratic Party spearheaded the effort to reduce the agenda, which was passed in today’s full meeting.
One of the key reasons behind the move was the potential arrest of Lee Jae-myeong. The Democratic Party emphasized the importance of addressing this issue during the current session.
Reporter: Park Yoon-soo
Agenda Changes Approved in National Assembly Full Meeting
The full meeting of the National Assembly successfully passed its first agenda, which involved advancing the extraordinary session scheduled for the end of August to conclude tomorrow. This decision was led by the Democratic Party.
During the period when the National Assembly is in session, members hold the privilege of not being arrested or detained without the Assembly’s permission. This privilege has earned the Assembly the nickname ‘Bangtan National Assembly’.
In order to prevent a bulletproof National Assembly, the Democratic Party proposed a one-week closure of the Assembly until the regular session commencing on the 1st of next month. If the prosecution seeks an arrest warrant for Lee Jae-myung during this closed period, it will undergo review.
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“I have voluntarily waived my privilege of not being arrested and publicly stated that I will comply with a warrant review. They should try again in a few months and proceed.”…
On the other hand, the opposition argues that the Democratic Party’s request to divide the session is an attempt to exert power. They have even visited the Speaker of the National Assembly, who will present the agenda.
If the prosecution requests an arrest warrant while the National Assembly is in session, a full vote on Representative Lee Jae-myeong will be necessary, and this process may reveal internal divisions within the Democratic Party.
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“I will go to the prosecutor’s office. They resorted to all sorts of nonsense in order to quickly investigate and finally locked the doors of the National Assembly.”
However, the prosecution maintains its position to summon and investigate CEO Lee Jae-myeong on the 30th. Considering the prosecution’s timetable, it is unlikely that a warrant application for Representative Lee will be submitted during the week when the National Assembly is closed, as hoped by the Democratic Party.
Reporting for MBC News, this is Park Yun-soo.
Video commentary: Koo Bon-won / Video editing: Park Byeong-geun
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The National Assembly decided to shorten the schedule of the extraordinary National Assembly in August and finish it tomorrow.
The agenda to shorten the agenda was led by the Democratic Party and the full meeting was passed today.
The Democratic Party said that if the prosecution is going to request an arrest warrant for Lee Jae-myeong, it should be done during this period.
Reporter Park Yoon-soo covered the story.
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The first agenda passed by the full meeting was to proceed with the August extraordinary session scheduled for the end of this month until tomorrow.
Passed through the National Assembly led by the Democratic Party.
Members of the National Assembly have the “privilege not to be arrested” not to be arrested or detained without the permission of the National Assembly while the National Assembly is open.
That is why the term ‘Bangtan National Assembly’ came into existence.
The Democratic Party’s request is not to open the National Assembly for a week until the regular National Assembly on the 1st of next month in order to avoid a bulletproof National Assembly.
If the prosecution requests an arrest warrant for Lee Jae-myung while the National Assembly is closed, it will go out for a review.
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“I gave up my privilege of not being arrested and said publicly that I would go out and get a warrant review. Call again in a few months and proceed. “…
On the contrary, the power of the people is a trick to divide the session, and even visited the Speaker of the National Assembly, who decided to present the agenda.
If the prosecution requests an arrest warrant while the National Assembly is open, a full vote on Representative Lee Jae-myeong will have to be held, and in the process, internal divisions in the Democratic Party may become apparent. .
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“I will go to the prosecutor’s office, so I used a bunch of nonsense to immediately investigate, and finally lock the door of the National Assembly.”
However, the prosecution maintains its position that it will summon and investigate CEO Lee Jae-myeong on the 30th.
As the warrant application is made after the subpoena investigation, it appears that there will not be a warrant application for Representative Lee during the week when the National Assembly is closed, as the Democratic Party hopes , according to the prosecution’s timetable.
This is Park Yun-soo from MBC News.
Video commentary: Koo Bon-won / Video editing: Park Byeong-geun
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