Han Byung-do, the new floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 12th that, regarding the Ethics Tribunal's disciplinary meeting on former floor leader Kim Byung-kee, "I think, one way or another, a conclusion will come out today (the 12th)."
Han appeared on YouTube's "Kim Ou-joon's News Factory: Humility Is Hard" that morning and answered a host's question, "What if there is no conclusion again today?" in this way.
He added, "I don't know whether Kim (the former floor leader) will attend to explain himself or not. It seems there is a possibility he will (attend)," and said, "I have heard there is a possibility he will attend because I understand the inspection team conducted a considerable investigation."
Han stressed he would pass the second comprehensive special counsel bill at the plenary session on the 15th. On the debate over abolishing supplementary investigation authority that arose during the push for prosecution reform, he said he would move to coordinate positions among the party and government.
Han said, "At the agenda coordination subcommittee of the National Assembly (The National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee), we need to greatly expand the special counsel's investigation period and personnel," adding, "We will set the investigation period at about 170 days and allow up to 156 investigators so that we can bring an end to the rebellion."
He continued, "(Regarding supplementary investigation authority) the government, lawmakers, and each party have differing views, so the Ministry of Justice, the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, the floor leadership, and the policy committee should gather and talk quickly," adding, "We plan to bring the stakeholders together for discussions."