Han Donghoon: "The Lee Administration Begins Its Downfall Today... Causing Suffering for the People"

"Yellow Envelope Act Amendment Must Be Proposed and an Apology Issued"

As President Lee Jaemyung expressed a negative stance on exercising the right to request reconsideration (veto) regarding the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act, which centers on abolishing supplementary investigative powers of prosecutors, Handonghun, an independent Member of Parliament, said on August 4, "Today, the Lee Jaemyung administration will embark on the path of downfall."

On this day at the National Assembly Members’ Office Building, Assemblyman Han made these remarks while attending a forum hosted by Woo Jaejun of the People Power Party, titled "Problems with the Yellow Envelope Act in Light of the Operating Profit n% Performance Bonus Debate."

Handonghun, Independent Member of Parliament. Photo by Yonhap News

Assemblyman Han stated, "The Lee Jaemyung administration has made Korea a difficult country to invest in, a hard place to do business, and from today, it is becoming an unsafe nation as well," adding, "I believe the downfall will begin from today."

He further emphasized, "The current administration's fundamental approach is to rashly push things through and think about them later," adding, "I regret that this will ultimately make Korea more difficult and bring suffering to the people, but I believe this is what will lead to the administration’s downfall."

Referring to the recent controversy over corporate performance bonuses and the Yellow Envelope Act, he said, "Whether the administration passed the Yellow Envelope Act knowingly, anticipating such issues, or unknowingly, it was a grave mistake." He went on to criticize the administration as "evil and incompetent."

Assemblyman Han also said, "Rather than legislative action by the National Assembly, the Lee Jaemyung administration should introduce a government bill to amend the Yellow Envelope Act and apologize," adding, "I believe the administration should correct these wrongs on its own, engage in self-reflection, and apologize to the public."

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