Nat'l Assembly passes gov't reorganization bill designed to abolish prosecution office

The National Assembly on Friday passed a government reorganization bill designed to dismantle the prosecution and restructure the finance ministry. The revision to the Government Organization Act, pushed by the ruling Democratic Party (DP), passed with 174 votes in favor, one in opposition and five abstentions during a plenary session boycotted by the main opposition People Power Party (PPP). The bill, the first of its kind under the Lee Jae Myung administration, centers on abolishing the prosecution office and establishing two new agencies to take on its investigative and indictment powers. It also calls for stripping the Ministry of Economy and Finance of its budget planning role and setting up an office for budget management under the prime minister's office, and transferring the industry ministry's oversight of energy policy to the environment ministry. The PPP has opposed the bill, saying it is being pushed hastily without sufficient debate. The party launched a filibuster Thursday to block the legislation, which came to an end 24 hours later after the DP, which holds a parliamentaryWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times