[Anchor]
At the National Assembly, a special committee was held to investigate the allegations of civil war through the Dec. 3 declaration of emergency martial law.
Director Oh Dong-woon of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, who failed to execute a warrant for the arrest of the president of Yoon Suk Yeol, will attend a questionnaire at the National Assembly in the afternoon, and the ruling and opposition parties are expected to face a fierce battle.
I'm connecting with the reporter. Reporter Na Hye-in!
[Reporter]
Yes, it's the National Assembly.
[Anchor]
The special investigation committee is still in progress, right?
[Reporter]
Yes, the Yoon Suk Yeol government's special committee to investigate the allegations of civil war through the declaration of emergency martial law held its second plenary session and it ended a little while ago.
It was a meeting to vote on the adoption of institutional witnesses, hearings, and on-site investigation schedules, but the competition between the ruling and opposition parties was fierce from the beginning.
The agreement on the adoption of general witnesses was not reached today, but the opposition party says it will make sure that President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is being investigated for the head of the rebellion, will be appointed as a witness for the parliamentary investigation.
In a phone call with YTN, a member of the National Assembly Special Committee of the Democratic Party said that if President Yoon refuses to comply with his request to attend the National Assembly, he will forcefully drag him out even if he orders him to accompany him.
It is also considering holding a hearing at a detention center against key figures in the martial law crisis, including former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun.
On the other hand, a member of the National Assembly Special Committee, a member of the People's Power, criticized YTN that it is inappropriate to forcibly bring witnesses as if they were being dragged out, even though the president's impeachment trial has not yet begun in earnest.
The ruling party insists that Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, should testify at the parliamentary investigation on the basis that he discussed the possibility of martial law with party leaders even before the declaration of martial law.
In a morning meeting, floor leader Kwon Sung-dong accused Lee, who has been on the prisoner's path, of destroying the community order to become king after martial law.
[Anchor]
When will the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit attend the National Assembly?
[Reporter]
The National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee will be held from 2 p.m., and it is expected to receive pending questions from lawmakers of the ruling and opposition parties after the review of the bill.
The ruling party is trying to arrest President Yoon by illegally obtaining a warrant from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, which does not have the right to investigate the rebellion.
Kwon Sung-dong, the floor leader of the People's Power Party, criticized the difference between buying goods with counterfeit bills, saying that the warrant of an agency that does not have the authority to investigate is unconstitutional in itself.
On the other hand, the opposition party is expected to focus on the fact that it has increased social confusion by failing to execute the arrest warrant in the court.
Park Chan-dae, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, said in a morning meeting that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit wasted a week on the public's enthusiastic support and expectations, stressing that if the warrant is issued again, President Yoon must be arrested along with the police.
In addition, today's judiciary committee is expected to argue over the decision of the opposition National Assembly's prosecution not to consider whether the president's impeachment will be established under the criminal law.
[Anchor]
The opposition party is also raising the level of its offensive against Acting President Choi Sang-mok, right?
[Reporter]
Yes, the Democratic Law Commission said today that it is accusing Acting Chief Executive Choi Sang-mok of dereliction of duty and other charges.
He cited the reason that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and the police interfered with the execution of legitimate warrants by assisting the presidential security office in the attempt to arrest President Yoon.
The leadership is drawing a line, but there are also heated reactions within the party that Acting President Choi should also be impeached.
The Democratic Party of Korea is also strongly criticizing lawmakers who visited their official residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul yesterday against the arrest of President Yoon.
Park Chan-dae, the floor leader of the party, said that the people's power is increasingly going down the path of an unconstitutional party with the far-right, criticizing the party to change its name to a "party that embraces rebellion."
On the other hand, the power of the people set the day that the Democratic Party lost its reason to hold the next presidential election early.
It is said that speeding up the forced investigation of President Yoon and the impeachment trial despite the controversy over due process is a political intention considering the "trial risk" of representative Lee Jae-myung.
In a phone call with YTN, a key ruling party official claimed that the Democratic Party of Korea is not paying attention to procedures and is running wildly in line with Lee's trial timetable unconditionally.
The leadership is distancing itself from the need to prevent illegal and unfair execution of arrest warrants, not to protect President Yoon, but some in the party believe that conservative supporters are gathering.
A ruling party lawmaker with a district in the Seoul metropolitan area told YTN that the atmosphere has definitely changed a lot and that there are many complaints urging them to join the protest in front of the official residence.
I'm Na Hye-in from YTN in the National Assembly.
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