As a Criminal Procedure Act amendment to abolish prosecutors' supplementary investigation authority, led by the Democratic Party of Korea and other pro-government blocs, was set to pass The National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon countered with an emergency forum. Aiming at the Democratic Party of Korea, Han criticized it as "the desire to wipe out prosecutors and quickly place a pig's head on the ritual table."
Han held a forum at the National Assembly on the afternoon of the 29th under the theme "Banning supplementary investigations—will you really stand on the side of criminals?", attended by lawmakers seen as pro-Han figures, including Go Dong-jin, Kim Geon, Kim Sung-won, Bae Hyun-jin, Park Jeong-ha, Seo Beom-su, Yu Yong-weon, Jung Sung-kook, and Jin Jong-oh.
The day before, on the 28th, Han sent a personal letter to all 161 Democratic Party of Korea lawmakers proposing a debate "in a proper public forum," but the party did not attend. He said, "The Democratic Party of Korea lacks even the courage to debate (the Criminal Procedure Act amendment) but is pushing it through," adding, "I will keep those seats empty while this forum is underway."
Han said of the Democratic Party of Korea's speedy handling of the amendment, "It's the desire to wipe out prosecutors and put a pig's head up, and I think that coincides with the timing of the party convention." He then said to the Democratic Party of Korea, "What damage have you suffered so much—didn't you take money and go to prison? This is gaslighting that the Democratic Party of Korea was harmed by prosecutors."
Han also pointed to the Democratic Party of Korea's plan to abolish supplementary investigation authority and, as a replacement measure to protect the vulnerable, to send all cases in the seven major crimes (child abuse, domestic violence, sex crimes, child sex crimes, stalking, abuse of people with disabilities, and elder abuse) to prosecutors, saying it "shows no understanding of reality." He said, "It appears aimed at protecting the vulnerable, such as seniors or people with disabilities, but in practice, crimes against seniors—like voice phishing, assault, and fraud—end up excluded as they are divided by specific charges," adding, "It was slapped together by someone who has no grasp of reality."
He continued, "Crimes against the socially vulnerable cannot be divided into a single charge, which means fraud or assault are all left out," and "the purpose itself is not reflected." He also said, "In sex crime cases, exploitation or fraud often occurs in the process, and separating these and making only part of them subject to supplementary investigation does not fit reality," adding, "In reality, it is rather rare for only a single offense to be sent to prosecutors on its own."