On the 5th, the National Assembly passed the so-called ‘three major special investigation laws,’ including the law on special investigations into the insurrection, the law on special investigations into Kim Keon-hee, and the law on special investigations into the chaesangbyeong case. Despite some lawmakers from the People Power Party deciding to oppose it as their party's position, it was confirmed that there were a considerable number of votes supporting it.

On the 5th, the National Assembly passes the bill concerning the appointment of a special prosecutor for the investigation into the National Disruption and illegal election meddling incidents related to Kim Keon-hee and Myung-tae-kyun and Geon-jin Beopsa during a plenary session. /Courtesy of Yonhap News Agency

In the vote on the law for special investigations into insurrection (a law to uncover the facts of insurrection and foreign exchange actions by former President Yoon Suk-yeol, among others), five lawmakers from the People Power Party, including Ahn Cheol-soo, Kim Yae-ji, and Kim Jae-seop, voted in favor.

In the law for special investigations into the chaesangbyeong case (a law to uncover the facts of interference with an investigation involving a deceased Marine and concealment of the incident), lawmakers including Ahn Cheol-soo, Bae Hyun-jin, Kim Jae-seop, and Han Ji-a voted in favor, while in the law for special investigations into Kim Keon-hee (a law to uncover the facts of the corruption involving Kim Keon-hee and Myung Tae-kyun and the unlawful election interference case), six lawmakers, including Ahn Cheol-soo, Kim Yae-ji, Bae Hyun-jin, Kim Jae-seop, and Han Ji-a, supported it. Among them, Ahn Cheol-soo, Kim Jae-seop, and Han Ji-a voted in favor of all three special investigation laws.

Excluding Ahn Cheol-soo and Kim Jae-seop, all are classified as being pro-Han (Chin Han Dong-hoon).

The People Power Party held a general meeting of lawmakers before the vote in the National Assembly and confirmed their opposition to the three major special investigation laws and the law on disciplinary action against prosecutors.

Internally, following the loss in the presidential election, discussions on accountability and renewal have been fiercely emerging, and analyses suggest that factional power struggles were clearly evident even in the votes for the special investigation laws.

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