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The three opposition parties, including the Democratic Party, have decided to pursue the impeachment of Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min, holding them accountable for the 10.29 disaster.
The impeachment bill was proposed today, and it is intended to be voted on in the plenary the day after tomorrow, but the ruling party and the president’s office protested, saying that it would not be a requirement of impeachment and that it would be a bad example. of constitutional history.
Reporter Park Yoon-soo covered the story.
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The Democratic Party, the Justice Party, and the Basic Income Party have proposed an article of impeachment against Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min.
All 176 members of the House of Representatives have put their names on the impeachment bill.
[박홍근/더불어민주당 원내대표]
“Despite a large-scale disaster in which 159 innocent lives were sacrificed, the government bravely apologized and did not back down.”
It is a plan to vote in the full meeting the day after tomorrow, but it is very likely to pass as it will be passed if the majority of the current members agree.
If the prosecution is passed, Minister Lee Sang-min’s duties will be suspended immediately.
The Constitutional Court must decide whether to cite it within 180 days, but the conclusion is difficult to predict.
In addition, the role of the prosecutor to explain the reasons for impeachment to the Constitutional Court is to be played by the chairman of the Judiciary of the National Assembly.
The current chairman is a member of the People’s Power Kim Do-eup, and the concern of the Democratic Party is that he could be passive in prosecution.
[박주민/더불어민주당 의원]
“I came to the conclusion that even if there were such difficulties, it did not mean that I was not doing what I had to do.”
Minister Lee Sang-min, who visited the National Assembly after the impeachment bill was introduced, made it clear that he had no intention of quitting.
[장혜영/정의당 의원 (오른쪽)]
“Why do you think the Minister should get a second chance when 159 victims are now not getting a second chance? Isn’t that too unfair?”
[이상민/행정안전부 장관]
“The most important thing is to think of measures to prevent this from happening again…”
The power of the people protested that the impeachment requirement itself was not acceptable.
[장동혁/국민의힘 원내대변인]
“I hate Minister Lee Sang-min. To be precise, I hate setting up a new police station, and I hate Minister Lee Sang-min who is stopping the Democratic Party from taking the police over.”
An official from the presidential office also said, “Legal experts have identified whether Minister Lee seriously violated the Constitution and the law.”
This is Park Yun-soo from MBC News.
Video commentary: Hwang Sang-wook, Seo Doo-beom / Video editing: Moon Phil-hak
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