Public opinion in favor of special prosecution for Corporal Chae is high.
If you refuse, you will be burdened with the image of being ‘uncommunicative’… National Assembly re-vote, concerns over defection vote
Lee Jae-myeong says, “He who refuses is the culprit” Pressure… “If you don’t exercise your veto, you’re dereliction of duty.”
It has been reported that President Yoon Seok-yeol announced his intention to exercise his veto on the ‘Corporal Chae Special Prosecutor Act’, which passed the plenary session of the National Assembly on the 2nd, saying, “Not exercising the right to request reconsideration (veto) is a dereliction of duty on the part of the president.” On the other hand, Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, put pressure on the acceptance of the special prosecution law by saying on the 3rd that “those who refuse special prosecution are criminals.” President Yoon and Representative Lee, who were seeking a path to cooperation through the Yoon-Lee meeting held for the first time on the 29th of last month, are in direct conflict over the veto issue, and the political situation is rapidly cooling.
According to the President’s Office and the ruling party on the 3rd, President Yoon reportedly mentioned the need to exercise his veto to his aides, saying, “Accepting this bill without agreement between the ruling and opposition parties is a dereliction of duty by the president and setting a bad precedent.” The position of the President’s Office is that it is not appropriate to introduce a special prosecutor as the High-ranking Public Officials Crime Investigation Office and the police are currently conducting an investigation according to procedures. Hong Cheol-ho, Senior Secretary to the President for Political Affairs, said, “Two steps are currently missing from the Special Prosecutor Act on Corporal Chae. It is a case being investigated by the Corruption Investigation Office, but there is one problem that goes beyond that, and there is the problem that the ruling and opposition parties have not reached an agreement, so it is significantly different from the Special Act on the Itaewon Disaster.” pointed out. He went on to say, “I am a president with a legal background, so I cannot take that part lightly.”
On the other hand, Representative Lee said at the party’s Supreme Council meeting, “The ruling party has been continuously saying for many years, starting with the incumbent president, that ‘those who refuse special prosecutors are criminals.’” He added, “I believe they will not reject it because they are not criminals.” On this day, the Democratic Party also announced its intention to push for a special investigation into the ‘suspicion of appeasing the Prosecutor’s Office over drinking,’ as claimed by Lee Hwa-young, former vice-governor of Gyeonggi Province, as soon as the 22nd National Assembly opens.
The President’s veto may be exercised within 15 days after the bill is transferred to the government. Considering the government’s schedule, the possibility of exercising the veto through the Cabinet meeting on the 14th is being discussed, and there are many issues that need to be considered until the actual exercise of the veto. Since President Yoon has exercised his veto power nine times based on the number of bills since he took office, it is a cause for concern that additional vetoes could deepen the image of President Yoon’s lack of communication and arrogance, which is considered the cause of the crushing defeat in the April 10 general elections. The fact that public opinion is high in favor of the Corporal Chae Special Prosecutor Act is also something that cannot be ignored. There are also concerns that if the ruling party’s withdrawal vote materializes during the National Assembly’s re-vote after the exercise of the veto, President Yoon’s momentum in state affairs may decline.
In the ruling party, President Yoon exercises his veto power, but further discussions can be held by revising the current provision that requires only ‘investigation first, special prosecution later’ or a negotiation group (Democratic Party) to which the president is not affiliated to recommend a special prosecutor candidate. There are also observations that the possibility of conditional acceptance may be left open.
Yong: “Not exercising the right to veto the special prosecutor is a dereliction of duty” Lee: “I believe he will not veto”
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The 10th veto, ‘Corporal Chae Special Prosecutor’ dilemma
Although the ‘right to veto’ is not officially mentioned… He told his staff, “It’s not a bad precedent.”
Following the Chief of Staff, the Senior Secretary for Political Affairs “Legislative outrage”… Noh Hong Ik-pyo: “We will face greater public resistance”
“It will be difficult for the President (Seok-yeol Yoon) to naturally accept (the Special Prosecutor Act on Corporal Chae).” Hong Cheol-ho, Senior Secretary to the President for Political Affairs, criticized on the 3rd, saying, “(The Special Prosecutor Act on Corporal Chae) is a legislative outrage that significantly violates judicial procedures.” Following Presidential Chief of Staff Jeong Jin-seok’s condemnation of “bad politics trying to exploit the unfortunate death for political purposes” the day before, there was an interpretation that the senior secretary for political affairs, who was the chairman of the Marine Comrades Association of the National Assembly, was trying to build a justification for exercising the presidential veto.
Nevertheless, the two did not publicly mention the word ‘veto’. This is interpreted as taking into account the fact that President Yoon has already vetoed nine bills since the inauguration of the current administration, and public opinion in favor of special prosecutor Chae Corporal is also high. It appears that concerns are deepening as the exercise of the veto could cause a fatal blow to the approval rating of the government due to the opposition’s failure to pass and the intensified arrogant frame offensive.
● To his staff, “Not exercising the right to veto is dereliction of duty.”
After the passage of the Special Prosecutor Act on Corporal Chae, President Yoon reportedly told his staff, “Not exercising the right of veto is a dereliction of duty by the president and setting a bad precedent.” Chief Hong said, “The special law on the Itaewon disaster, which the president said he would accept, is a matter that has ended the judicial process,” and added, “Corporal Chae’s case is a little different. He said, “This is a case that the police and the Corruption Investigation Office (High-ranking Public Officials Crime Investigation Office) are investigating.”
Furthermore, the President’s Office’s position is that since the military does not have the authority to investigate this case, the President’s Office’s contact to coordinate work between agencies is justified. Chief Hong said, “The purpose of the (Amended Military Court Act) is to have the police investigate since we cannot trust soldiers to directly investigate accidents within the military,” adding, “(The Marine Corps investigation team) should not have investigated.” He said to the Democratic Party, “Aren’t you saying you can’t even trust the Corruption Investigation Office? (Or) if an issue like this arises, we should completely amend the law to go all the way to a special prosecution,” he said, emphasizing that “we cannot just accept (a special prosecution) on a case where judicial proceedings are in progress.”
The President’s Office criticized the Democratic Party’s push for the special prosecution law, but did not directly mention the expression ‘exercise of the right to veto’. The legislative environment is not easy, with the presence of large opposition parties becoming more prominent after the general election, and it is a political burden for President Yoon to exercise his veto again a month after the crushing defeat in the general election. In addition to the previous 9 vetoes, if the Corporal Special Prosecutor Act is rejected while public opinion in favor is high, it will be the 10th veto and the controversy over ‘non-passage and arrogance’ may reignite. There are concerns that if it acts as a negative to the approval rating of the government, it could be a fatal blow to the approval rating of the government, which remains in the low 20% range. It appears that the reason Chief Hong emphasized on this day, “It is not the number of such cases (exercising the right of veto) that is important, but the content that is important,” seems to be due to these concerns.
There is also considerable public opinion in favor of a special prosecution to determine whether there was external pressure surrounding the investigation to determine the circumstances of the death of a young soldier who died at a young age while serving in the military for the country, and to determine the scope of criminal responsibility of those involved. According to the National Survey (NBS) conducted by Embrain Public, K-Stat Research, Korea Research, and Korea Research for three days starting from the 29th of last month, 67% of respondents were in favor of the Special Prosecutor Act, and 19% were against it. (95% confidence level) (Sampling error ±3.1% points. For details, refer to the National Election Opinion Survey Deliberation Committee website)
In addition, cooperation with the opposition party is essential to implement national tasks, but some are concerned that the exercise of the veto could cause the political situation to cool sharply and lead to a sharp decline in national administration momentum. Another variable is the fact that it is difficult to guarantee whether the ruling party will be able to show the same unity as before and form a blocking line in the re-vote when the veto is exercised, and if the number of breakaway votes increases, the President’s office’s ability to control state affairs may decline sharply.
● Democratic Party “If the right to veto is exercised, the opening of the 22nd hospital will be resumed immediately.”
On this day, the Democratic Party pressed for the acceptance of the Special Prosecutor Act and announced a strong offensive in the newly inaugurated 22nd National Assembly. New floor leader Park Chan-dae, who was elected on this day, announced that he would push for the bill that President Yoon vetoed as soon as the 22nd National Assembly opens, and that he would push for it again even if the Corporal Chae Special Prosecutor Act is repealed in the 21st National Assembly. Floor leader Hong Ik-pyo, who ended his term on this day, also said, “I clearly warn you that if the President’s Office exercises its veto on this (Special Prosecution Act), it will face not only strong resistance from the Democratic Party but also greater public resistance.”
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Residents of Panevežys Protest Rail Baltica Node; Social Democrat Leader Accuses Ruling Bloc of Delaying Defense Funding Decisions
Residents of the Panevėžys district protested against the “Rail Baltica” node; Social Democrat leader accuses ruling bloc of delaying decisions on defense funding
The government transfers the building to the Orthodox Christian community
On Friday, May 3, the Lithuanian government handed over the building in Vilnius to the Orthodox community of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. These rooms had been empty and unused for some time. The Exarchate of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Lithuania was officially established in February, which allowed it to receive almost €80,000 in state funding. The community began to form in March 2023 after the visit of Patriarch Bartholomew I from Constantinople to Lithuania. Efforts to create a new Orthodox community began with a conflict between several clergy and the Orthodox Archbishop of Lithuania, which is under the control of the Moscow Patriarchate. The Archbishop accused the priests of canonical violations and suspended them. But the Patriarchate of Constantinople ruled that the priests were fired illegally.
The Central Election Commission of Lithuania revokes the mandate of MP Žemaitaiti
The Central Election Commission of Lithuania (CVK) on Thursday, May 2, revoked the mandate of controversial MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis after the politician submitted a request to cancel his mandate last week. His place in the parliament will be vacant until the end of this parliament, because the election code says that elections will not be held if there is less than a year left until the next election, and the new parliament of Lithuania will be elected on 13 October. . Last week, he himself applied to have his mandate suspended after the Constitutional Court ruled that he had broken the oath and the Constitution with his anti-Semitic comments. This is how the leader of the “Nemun Dawn” party avoided a parliamentary vote to revoke his mandate, which would have prevented him from running in elections for ten years. Žemaitaitis is running for the presidency in the May 12 elections.
Police seize smuggled cigarettes worth 3.8 million
On Thursday, May 2, Lithuanian customs court police officers determined the status of eight people suspected of illegal cigarette smuggling abroad and seized nearly one million packs of cigarettes worth 3.8 million euros. Officers arrested two people. Last week, the customs officers, together with the officers of the State Border Guard Service, “Europol”, the Financial Crimes Investigation Service and the Lithuanian anti-terrorist unit “Aras”, conducted searches in Vilnius, Kaunas, Jurbarkas , Alitė and Veisijes , as well as in the Marijampole area in connection with the sale of cigarettes, their transport to Norway and money laundering. During various searches in Lithuania and abroad, the police found 961,000 packs of cigarettes, the total value of which, including taxes, is 3,854,000 euros.
Volkov strikers will be sent to Lithuania by mid-May
Two men arrested in Poland at the beginning of April on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition leader Leonidas Volkov in Vilnius will be extradited to Lithuania by mid-May, the Lithuanian Prosecutor’s Office announced on Thursday. , May 2. Lithuania also reportedly wants to extradite the detained Belarusian citizen who, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, is suspected of having ordered the attack. The two Polish citizens were detained in Warsaw on April 3, and in the second half of April the district court of the city decided to extradite them to Lithuania.
The US battalion will remain in Lithuania forever
The Minister of Defense of Lithuania, Laurynas Kasčiūnas, who was on a trip to the USA on May 2, claims that he has received confirmation that the American battalion will remain in Lithuania indefinitely, not until the end of 2025, as was planned expected first. In October 2022, it was announced that a US Army battalion would be based in Lithuania until the end of 2025 after the US agreed to a rotational force plan for the Baltic states. The minister also said that the Americans have accelerated the delivery of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Lithuania, saying that they will now arrive at the end of this month.
Violation of laws and powers during VSD whistleblower investigation
The temporary commission of the Seimas, which investigated the case of the spy of the Department of State Security (VSD), has broken several laws and procedures, the Ethics and Procedures Commission of the Seimas announced on Tuesday, 30 April. Five of its members voted for such a decision, and four were against it. Social Democrat Dovile Šakaliene refused to vote because her husband works for the Social Democratic Party. The ethics supervisor concluded that the temporary commission has expanded the scope of the investigation, taken over the activities of other state institutions, did not comply with the procedure established by law when publishing the identity of the informant, that he requested criminal intelligence data from other services and his chairman Vytautas Bakas was biased and interested in the investigation. They accuse the whistleblower’s commission of bias, abuse of power and pressure.
Residents of the Panevėžys district are protesting against the “Rail Baltica” node.
On Tuesday, April 30, residents of Panevezys, a northern region of Lithuania, held a protest campaign against the solution of the Panevezys section of the European standard gauge railway “Rail Baltica” proposed by the developer near the presidential palace in Vilnius . The complex consists of an international passenger station on the western side of Panevėžys and an additional railway section of almost 23 kilometers that would cross the town. Tomas Rutkauskas, representative of the Panevėžys District Public Interest Protection Group, claims that they are against the selection of what they consider to be an irresponsible choice of node, which is against the law, constitutional provisions and public interests. The “Rail Baltica” project connects Tallinn, Pärnu, Riga, Panevezys, Kaunas, Vilnius and Warsaw, including a 392 km long section in Lithuania.
Verkhovna Rada official claims Russia has deported more than 19,000 children from Ukraine
Over the past two years, Russia has deported more than 19,000 Ukrainian children, Olena Kondratyuk, the Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, announced during her visit to Vilnius on Monday , April 29, citing official Ukrainian data. Ukraine expects Russia to pay compensation to the affected families, as well as international courts and punishments for people responsible for such a move, Kondratyuka said at the event “Echoes of Tragedy: Theistimonies of Civilians and Children about Russia’s War in Ukraine” held in Lithuania. Seimas.
LTG reports a net profit of EUR 21.6 million in 2023
Lithuanian state-owned railway group “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” (LTG) announced on Monday, April 29, a net profit of 21.6 million euros in 2023, which is almost 22 times more than 1.2 million euros in 2022, with the arrival -in rising 4% – from EUR 434.1 million to EUR 452.6 million. LTG Group Executive Director Egidijus Lazauskas said that the group renewed its long-term strategy last year and is currently improving domestic rail connections and promoting integration with Europe. “LTG Cargo”, the group’s cargo division, showed a 4% increase in annual revenue to 288 million euros, compared to 276.7 million in 2022. Although the group’s total cargo volume fell by 8% to 29 million tonnes in 2023 from 31 million tonnes the previous year due to tighter sanctions, increasing traffic in the Polish market helped to increase revenues in 2023.
Lithuanian leaders promise to return men of military age to Ukraine
President Gitanas Nausėda and Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė announced on Monday, April 29, that, in their opinion, Lithuania should, in principle, help Ukraine the men of military age who live abroad to get over. In order to recruit more soldiers, the Ukrainian parliament recently changed the migration law, lowering the conscription age to 25 and increasing penalties for those who leave the military service. Earlier, Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas said that Lithuania may follow in Poland’s footsteps, referring to Ukrainian men of military age living abroad who may be called up for military service. .
Social Democrat leader blames ruling bloc for delaying defense funding decisions
The leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), Vilija Blinkevičiute, accused the ruling coalition of being reluctant to make decisions on additional defense funding. The leader of the party told a meeting of the party council that the debate about additional defense funding was a “pre-election statement” for the governing parties. Blinkevičiute confirmed that, among the measures designed to increase income for defense funding, the social democrats propose to increase the corporate income tax rate for companies with large profits. Other planned measures include the issuance of special protection bonds and the extension of the temporary loyalty tax for banks, said the leader of the LSDP.
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US Democratic Lawmakers Demand Action on Israel’s Alleged Violation of US Law in Gaza Aid Crisis
2024-05-04 00:57:37
US Democratic Party lawmakers said in a letter to President Joe Biden that they believe there is sufficient evidence to prove that Israel violated US law by restricting the flow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. torn by war.
The letter, signed by 86 Democratic members of the House of Representatives, says Israel’s restrictions on aid “raise doubt” on its claims that it is complying with a provision of U.S. foreign aid law which requires recipients of U.S.-funded weapons to respect international humanitarian law and allow the free flow of U.S. aid.
In February, Biden issued a national security memorandum demanding the provision of written assurances after Democratic lawmakers began questioning Israel’s degree of compliance with international law in its operations in Gaza.
The lawmakers said the Israeli government had resisted repeated U.S. demands to open enough sea and land routes to deliver aid to Gaza, citing reports that it had not let in enough food to avoid starvation, and had imposed a system of inspections and “arbitrary restrictions” on aid that hampered supplies.
“We expect the administration to ensure that Israel complies with existing law and takes all possible measures to prevent further humanitarian disasters in Gaza,” the lawmakers wrote.
The memorandum Biden issued in February requires Secretary of State Antony Blinken to submit a report to Congress by Wednesday on whether there are credible assurances from Israel that its use of U.S. weapons is consistent with international law .
At least four State Department offices told Secretary Blinken last month that they found the Israeli claims “not credible and unreliable.”
If Israel’s guarantees are called into question, Biden will have the opportunity to “remedy” the situation with actions ranging from seeking new guarantees to suspending US arms transfers, according to the memo.
Israel denies violating international law and restricting aid in its war on Gaza, which erupted after an attack by Hamas, listed as a terrorist organization in the United States, on Israel on October 7 that resulted in the deaths of 1,200 people and the capture of Gaza. more than 200 hostages, according to Israeli statistics.
More than 34,000 people were killed in the Israeli attack on Gaza, according to the Gaza Strip’s Ministry of Health.
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