Jung: "Fabricated-Indictment Special Counsel, an Anti-Constitutional Coup... Pro-Lee and Pro-Moon Factions Carve Up Immunity"

Filibuster if the special prosecutor bill is brought before the plenary session
Also considering an out-of-parliament protest... "We will fight alongside the angry public"

People Power Party floor leader Jung Jeom-sik criticized the special counsel bill on fabricated indictments (dismissal of prosecutions), which is set to be brought before the National Assembly plenary session on the 5th, calling it "the worst anti-constitutional parliamentary coup in the history of the Constitution, a special counsel coup."

Jung made the remarks while attending a party lawmakers' meeting at the National Assembly that day.

People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok, floor leader Jung Jeom-sik, and other lawmakers hold signs protesting the special counsel bill on fabricated indictments at the National Assembly on the 5th.

Jung criticized the bill as "the worst abuse of power, using the National Assembly's legislative authority to put an end to the trials of the president himself and his closest aide, Kim Yong." He also called it "the worst interference in trials, reaching the conclusion that cases currently being heard in court were based on fabricated indictments and pressuring the judiciary to deliver acquittals," and "the worst special counsel probe to rewrite history, born of a squalid backroom deal between the pro-Lee and pro-Moon factions within the ruling party."

The People Power Party stepped up its criticism of the bill, calling it "a law forged through a collusion between the pro-Moon and pro-Lee factions," and pointing to the addition of allegations of bribery related to the employment of former President Moon's son-in-law, the deployment of THAAD, and the forced repatriation of North Korean fishermen. Jung said, "This is an effort to secure cooperation from the party's pro-Moon faction on dismissing the indictment against President Lee by sharing out pardons that erase the anti-constitutional crimes of the Moon Jae-in administration." He added, "No matter what happens, President Lee will have to stand trial in all five of his cases."

The People Power Party plans to hold another lawmakers' meeting this afternoon before the plenary session. If the special counsel bill is brought before the session, the party intends to respond with a filibuster, or unlimited debate. It is also considering protests outside the National Assembly. Jung said, "We must use every means at our disposal within the bounds of the law to fight this anti-constitutional parliamentary coup," adding, "We must stand with the enraged public not only at the National Assembly but also in the streets, on the ground and in local communities, and fight the lawless criminal group and dictatorial forces."

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