Politics · South Korea · 1 hr ago
South Korea Committee to Take Up Special Prosecutor Bill on Lee Cases
South Korea’s Democratic Party will bring a special prosecutor bill to a parliamentary committee on Nov.
4.
The bill would investigate whether prosecutions in President Lee Jae-myung’s cases were fabricated.
The committee is the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee, which will consider the measure at a full meeting.
The bill would create a special prosecutor to examine the allegations.
The party plans to seek a vote in the full National Assembly as early as this month.
The committee’s consideration is the next step, but the bill has not yet passed.
South Korea’s National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee is set to take up a special prosecutor bill on November 4.
The bill, proposed by the Democratic Party in April, would investigate allegations of manipulated investigations and prosecutions under former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s government.
It names 12 cases for investigation, including allegations involving the Daejang-dong development project, the Ssangbangwool transfer to North Korea and manipulated statistics.
The Democratic Party is considering removing a provision critics say could allow cases to be withdrawn, including cases involving President Lee Jae Myung.
The party says the bill could reach a full National Assembly vote as early as November 5, but has not confirmed that schedule.
- Who
- The Democratic Party is advancing the bill; the committee is part of South Korea’s National Assembly.
- What
- The committee will take up a special prosecutor bill to investigate alleged manipulated investigations and prosecutions. The party is pursuing a version without the disputed prosecution-cancellation provision.
- When
- The committee is scheduled to take up the bill on November 4, 2026. A full vote could come as early as November 5.
- Where
- South Korea’s National Assembly in Seoul.
- Why
- The bill aims to establish the truth about allegations of manipulated investigations and prosecutions under the Yoon Suk Yeol government.
Democratic Party
People Power Party
Prosecution-cancellation provision
Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is pursuing the bill without the disputed provision.
People Power Party
The People Power Party says the original provision was intended to cancel prosecution of cases involving President Lee.
Bill’s purpose and handling
Democratic Party
The Democratic Party says the bill will investigate allegations of manipulated investigations and prosecutions.
People Power Party
People Power Party lawmaker Park Hyung-soo criticized the bill’s handling and alleged it was aimed at cancelling prosecution of Lee.
The Democratic Party introduced the special prosecutor bill.
The Democratic Party said it was discussing the bill and that a full vote as early as November 5 was possible but not confirmed.
The Legislation and Judiciary Committee is scheduled to take up the bill in a full meeting.
- Committee meeting
- November 4, 2026
- Possible full vote
- As early as November 5, 2026
- Bill introduced
- April 2026
- Investigations specified
- 12 cases
- Cases named
- Daejang-dong development, Wirye New Town development, alleged payments to Kim Yong, the Ssangbangwool transfer to North Korea, and manipulated statistics
What people are saying
If we consider it in terms of possibility, I have to say that of course there is one.
The Democratic Party has finally revealed its devil’s claws for cancelling President Lee’s prosecution.