Some ruling party lawmakers plan to propose an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act that would grant supplementary investigative rights in criminal cases targeting socially disadvantaged people.

Representatives Kim Seung-won, Kim Han-gyu, Park Sang-hyuk, and Lee Hae-sik, members of the Democratic Party of Korea's Criminal Procedure Act Revision Task Force, are submitting a bill to amend the Criminal Procedure Act to the National Assembly's Legislation Department on the 9th. Yonhap News: Ahead of the discussion on the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act, which aims to abolish the prosecution's supplementary investigative authority by the Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly, which will be in full swing from the 13th, voices were raised within the ruling party on the 12th to be cautious about the abolition. Some ruling party lawmakers are expected to soon address social disadvantages such as children and the disabled.