The ruling party continues to label judicial and investigative agencies as "illegal" and even questions the fairness and trust of the Constitutional Court.
Kwon Seong-dong, the floor leader of the People Power Party, criticized the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) for having no authority to investigate rebellion charges, calling the arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk-yeol issued by the court "invalid," "illegal," and a "fake warrant."
The People Power Party has entered a full-fledged "protect Yoon Suk-yeol" mode, with dozens of lawmakers gathering in front of the official residence in Hannam-dong, declaring they will block the CIO. Civil society's concerns are growing as the ruling party labels the overall execution of duties by investigative and judicial agencies, and even the execution of court-issued warrants, as "illegal."
In a speech at the National Assembly's policy meeting on the morning of the 7th, Kwon Seong-dong said, "As I have emphasized several times, the CIO has no authority to investigate rebellion charges. A warrant issued by an agency without investigative authority is invalid in itself," adding, "Does it make sense to direct the execution of such a 'fake' warrant? It's like trying to buy goods with counterfeit money."
Kwon continued, "The CIO also has no authority to direct the execution of warrants to the police. This is because the Moon Jae-in administration adjusted the investigative authority between the prosecution and the police, removing the prosecution's specific warrant directive authority," adding, "If you reduce an investigation without investigative authority and a directive without directive authority to two words, it's illegal."
He emphasized, "The CIO, which has no investigative authority, investigative capability, or directive authority, must immediately abandon the investigation of the president and transfer the entire case to the police. That is the only way to reduce judicial confusion."
It seems that the floor leader of the ruling party is above the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court in our country.
They keep talking about the rule of law, but...
As always, most of what they habitually talk about is not followed.
They seem to think that after a few years as a prosecutor and a few terms as a lawmaker, they have the ability or authority to judge the law of the Supreme Court or the Constitutional Court.
Those who make definitive statements are nothing more than swindlers or ignorant people.
Watching those who are already fragmenting everything to push their own beliefs makes me understand and not understand the current state of our country.
I don't understand how we got here, and I understand why we can't go further.
I am really afraid that these people, with their repetitive hateful words and actions, will make people tired of politics and maintain their positions.
Even if it makes you sick, you must remember their wrongdoings one by one.
So that our children won't be disgusted by such news.
Ah, these are really unpleasant times.