Overview
- The party chief, Jung Chung-rae, said the DP will press ahead with bills to punish officials who distort the law, enable Constitutional Court review of Supreme Court rulings, and expand the Supreme Court bench.
- Jung announced a second-round special counsel combining probes tied to former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed martial law bid, allegations involving Kim Keon Hee, and a Marine’s death, pledging to file it as the first bill next year.
- A separate special counsel bill on alleged Unification Church political donations was set to be introduced later on Dec. 26, with the DP framing the issue as a constitutional bar on religion–politics collusion.
- Talks on how to select a special prosecutor remain stalled, with the PPP and Reform Party backing National Court Administration nominees and the DP urging party-based nominations or other alternatives.
- Lawmakers also passed a media-liability revision allowing punitive damages of up to five times for online ‘fake news,’ drawing veto calls from civic groups and opposition figures who warn of free-speech risks.