Kim Yong-min decides not to run for party leader…focuses on prosecutorial reform
Kim Yong-min will not run in the party convention, focusing on prosecutorial reform and strengthening discussions on key bills. Check out the momentum to keep reform moving by addressing issues such as supplementary investigative authority and the Prosecutor's Office.
Kim Yongmin, a lawmaker from the Democratic Party of Korea, announced on the 5th that he would not run in the 8·17 party convention race for party leader. He explained that he would focus his capabilities on fully carrying out judicial reform, which he sees as his political calling.
Through Facebook, Rep. Kim said he had wanted to run in the party convention and put forward the liquidation of martial insurrection and major social reform as key tasks, but that judicial reform is now more important. He expressed concern that if the reform is derailed, things could revert.
Rep. Kim said he is well aware of the detailed issues in judicial reform, such as abolishing the Prosecutors' Office Act, establishing a Public Prosecution Office, and creating a new Serious Crime Investigation Agency, and that he has maintained a hardline stance even in discussions over the right to supplementary investigation. As the Democratic Party sets up a task force to discuss related bills, he voiced disappointment with the way discussions are being handled within the party.