Opposition Slams Lee's Special Prosecutor Bill as 'Self-Exoneration Tactic'

The opposition, led by the People Power Party, has launched a scathing attack on President Lee Jae-myung's administration over the proposed special prosecutor bill. They denounce it as a blatant attempt to grant the president a 'self-amnesty' by allowing a special prosecutor to nullify existing indictments related to cases like the Daejang-dong and Ssangbangul North Korea-linked fund transfer scandals.

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They are creating a ridiculous special prosecutor to give the power to cancel indictments. These are people who fear only Lee Jae-myung, not the public.

Key figures within the opposition have labeled the bill as 'Lee Jae-myung-style cowardly politics,' accusing the president of seeking to avoid accountability through legislative manipulation. They argue that granting a special prosecutor the power to cancel indictments fundamentally undermines the principle of separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary. This is viewed as a direct assault on the constitutional order, designed solely to protect the president from ongoing legal challenges.

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This is cowardly 'Lee Jae-myung-style politics' that doesn't want to get its hands dirty, using the Democratic Party and a special prosecutor to eliminate his own trial.

Furthermore, the opposition contends that this move represents a 'privatization of the judiciary,' where a powerful political figure attempts to engineer an exit from his legal troubles. They emphasize that special prosecutors are intended to investigate corruption, not to erase criminal cases. The strong backlash signals a deep political divide and intense scrutiny over the administration's legislative agenda, particularly concerning its implications for the rule of law and presidential accountability in South Korea.

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Designing a system that allows the cancellation of indictments for specific cases and individuals, despite the clear separation of prosecutorial and judicial powers, is a direct violation of the principle of separation of powers and a clear unconstitutional attempt that fundamentally infringes upon judicial independence.