Han Byeong-do, acting leader and floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said regarding the election commission's ballot paper shortage that "we will submit a special prosecutor bill this week."
At a supreme council meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 6th, Acting Leader Han said, "The Democratic Party has focused on uncovering the truth at the National Assembly level through a parliamentary investigation and on reforming the election commission's system," adding, "To uncover the truth and punish those responsible, we will submit a special prosecutor bill this week."
Han added, "Now we will introduce a special prosecutor to reveal the substantive truth of the situation and hold the election commission fully accountable for structural incompetence and internal corruption," and "regardless of rank or position, anyone responsible must face the judgment of the law."
Chief spokesperson Kang Jun-hyun told reporters, "Our goal is to submit the special prosecutor bill on the election commission within this week, and our strategy is to pursue both a parliamentary investigation and a special prosecutor on two tracks," adding, "Our goal is a thorough fact-finding and constitutional revision to improve the statutes."
The People Power Party voiced opposition to the special prosecutor bill on the election commission pushed by the Democratic Party. Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok said at the supreme council meeting that "the Democratic Party has rolled out a 'bed special prosecutor' operation," adding, "Just like with the Unification Church special prosecutor, they will only talk about doing a special probe, then lie down and drag out time, and ultimately kill the special prosecutor—that's their strategy."
Jang said, "It is the Democratic Party that drove the election commission to this state," adding, "What the public wants is a special prosecutor recommended by the opposition party and an unlimited scope of investigation. Only then can the public trust the results."
Floor leader Jeong Jeom-sik also criticized, "The targets of this special probe cannot help but include not only the election commission but also the Interior and Safety Committee, which oversees election support work," adding, "The No. 1 target of the special probe is the president's dining companion, acting chair Wi Cheol-hwan. He previously served as the Democratic Party's Ethics Tribunal chief and has a past of declaring support for this president."