People Power Party Demands Withdrawal of 'Saving Private Lee Jae-myung' Judicial Power-Grab Bill

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[Financial News] The People Power Party on the 19th denounced the government-ruling party’s judicial reform package, including the creation of a new "crime of legal distortion" offense, a bill allowing constitutional complaints against court rulings, and an increase in the number of Supreme Court justices. The party called it a "'Saving Private Lee Jae-myung' judicial power-grab bill" and urged that the proposals be withdrawn.
At a Supreme Council meeting at the National Assembly that day, floor leader Song Eon-seok said, "The nickname that best fits President Lee Jae-myung right now is not 'president for all,' but an 'Oh Dae-su president' who just roughly patches things up for today," drawing a contrast between the two labels.
Song noted, "In his Lunar New Year greeting, President Lee Jae-myung pledged to become a 'president for all' who embraces and serves every citizen." He continued, "Yet on the last day of the holiday, the first message from the ruling party was a declaration that it would methodically push through, at a plenary session on the 24th, a set of judicially destructive evil laws, including the creation of a new crime of legal distortion, a four-tier court system, an increase in Supreme Court justices, and the establishment of a Prosecution Office and a Serious Crimes Investigation Agency. The ruling party has turned the president’s bold pledge into empty words in just one day."
\r\nHe went on, "In words, they shout about a 'president for all,' but behind the scenes they deploy the ruling party as a shock troop, completely ignoring the views of the opposition and the legal community," adding, "They are focused solely on passing evil laws that destroy a fair judicial system."
He added, "The first virtue required to become a true president for all is cooperation and listening." He argued, "The shortcut to becoming a president for all is to heed the opposition’s views, listen to the opinions of the Supreme Court of Korea and the legal community, immediately halt ruling-party lawmakers’ agitation for canceling indictments, which is destroying the judicial system, and rein in this one-sided legislative steamrolling."
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haeram@fnnews.com Lee Hae-ram Reporter