Jo Guk Party Threatens Filibuster Non-Cooperation Over Prosecutor Powers

The Jo Guk Party has escalated its demands, calling for the complete elimination of prosecutors' supplementary investigation rights. The party is employing a tactic of withholding cooperation for ending legislative filibusters to pressure the Democratic Party. This stance signals the Jo Guk Party's determination to chart its own course, distinct from its larger ally, particularly as local elections approach. Party leader Cho Kuk's interim representative and floor leader, Kim Jun-hyung, stated that the Democratic Party should not be swayed by voices within its own ranks advocating for the retention of some supplementary investigation powers, even under the guise of addressing police investigation capabilities. Senior spokesperson Park Byung-eon urged the Democratic Party to incorporate the Jo Guk Party's position on the criminal procedure law into its internal discussions, linking it to cooperation on ending filibusters. Under parliamentary rules, a filibuster can be forcibly ended with the support of three-fifths of the total lawmakers, but the Jo Guk Party's 12 members' participation in the vote is crucial.

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The Democratic Party should not be swayed by voices within its own ranks advocating for the retention of some supplementary investigation powers, even under the guise of addressing police investigation capabilities.