Cabinet likely to convene over DP bill on Yoon special counsel probe

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Cabinet likely to convene over DP bill on Yoon special counsel probe

Acting President and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok speaks during a ministerial meeting on business tasks at the government complex in central Seoul on Jan. 15. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Acting President and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok speaks during a ministerial meeting on business tasks at the government complex in central Seoul on Jan. 15. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

 
The Cabinet is likely to be convened later this week to discuss an opposition-proposed bill calling for a special counsel probe into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law attempt, a government official said Thursday.
 
On Jan. 17, the revised bill, proposed by the liberal Democratic Party (DP), was passed during a parliamentary plenary session despite unanimous opposition from lawmakers of the conservative People Power Party. The opposition bloc currently dominates the 300-member chamber with 192 seats.
 

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"It is likely that the Cabinet will convene an extraordinary session on Friday," the Ministry of Economy and Finance official said on the condition of anonymity, noting the deadline for a decision to promulgate the bills or demand parliamentary reconsideration is Sunday.
 
The official refused, however, to comment on whether acting President Choi Sang-mok would demand parliamentary reconsideration.
 
Another Finance Ministry official earlier said it is likely that Choi will veto the bill, following his veto of a similar DP-proposed bill concerning Yoon, stressing the need for bipartisan agreement.
 
The latest bill omits allegations that Yoon committed "treason" by attempting to provoke a deliberate conflict with North Korea, which were previously part of the bill rejected by Choi.
 
The ruling party had still criticized the DP-proposed bill as "overly broad" and said it would propose its own version that does not include insurrection charges against Yoon.

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