The Democratic Party of Korea announced that it would process a revision bill for the special investigation into the so-called "three major investigations" to expand the scope and personnel of the investigation and extend its activity period in this week's National Assembly plenary session. The People Power Party forecast a strong response, calling it an agenda that was not agreed upon in advance.
Kim Hyun-jung, spokesperson for the Democratic Party, met with reporters after a party meeting on the 24th and said, "We will further discuss how to specifically finalize the contents of the special investigation law and present it to the plenary session," adding that she is consulting with the National Assembly speaker about whether to present the revision bill on the 27th.
The Democratic Party is scheduled to hold a meeting of the "Special Committee for Comprehensive Response to the Three Major Investigations" on the 25th to discuss the specifics of the revision bill for the special investigation law. It is also expected to process the revision bill in the full committee meeting of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee ahead of the plenary session on the 27th.
Within the ruling party, there have been ongoing calls for a revision of the special investigation law concerning Kim Keon-hee. As new allegations against Mrs. Kim have emerged, it has been argued that the scope, personnel, and activity period of the special investigation should be increased. Earlier, Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Yong-min proposed a revision bill to increase the number of dispatched prosecutors to 60 and dispatched public officials to 120, additionally including allegations related to 'butler' Kim Ye-seong in the investigation targets. Fellow party lawmaker Seo Young-kyo also proposed a bill to extend the activity period of the Kim Keon-hee special investigation law by 30 days.
The People Power Party strongly protested. Song Eon-seok, chairperson of the emergency response committee and floor leader of the People Power Party, said, "This is an attempt to take attention away from the declining presidential approval ratings due to the enforcement of the Yellow Envelope Law and a more stringent Commercial Act by suddenly bringing up a revision bill for the special investigation law that had not been mentioned before," adding, "The strongest resistance is necessary."