Jang Dong-hyeok, chief of the principle opposition Individuals Energy Get together, and celebration lawmakers stage a rally to protest the ruling Democratic Get together of Korea’s push to go a particular counsel probe invoice to research former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial legislation, corruption allegations surrounding his spouse and the loss of life of a Marine, on the Nationwide Meeting, Thursday. Yonhap
The chief of the principle opposition Individuals Energy Get together (PPP) started a starvation strike Thursday, demanding the ruling Democratic Get together of Korea (DPK) settle for particular probe payments on an alleged bribery scandal involving the Unification Church and alleged bribery linked to election nominations.
The transfer got here because the rival events clashed throughout a parliamentary session at the present time over a separate invoice mandating a second spherical of particular counsel investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial legislation, corruption allegations surrounding his spouse and the loss of life of a Marine.
PPP chief Jang Dong-hyeok claimed that the DPK was rejecting the opposition-led payments “out of worry” that the investigation might reveal a sequence of corruption circumstances involving key political figures from DPK chief Jung Chung-rae to senior officers at Cheong Wa Dae.
“The reality doesn’t disappear by protecting it up,” Jang mentioned. “The PPP will battle along with the minor Reform Get together to push for the passage of the payments on the Unification Church and nomination bribery allegations.”
PPP lawmakers staged a rally on the Nationwide Meeting and mentioned it could launch a filibuster on the plenary session to dam the DPK-backed invoice calling for a second spherical of particular counsel investigations.
The conservative PPP has been calling for a particular counsel investigation into allegations DPK officers acquired unlawful cash from the Unification Church.
