Assembly passes bill on new indictment agency

The National Assembly on Friday passed a prosecution reform bill led by the ruling Democratic Party, aimed at stripping the prosecution of investigative authority and laying the legal groundwork for a new indictment agency. The bill was approved in a 161-1 vote during a plenary session shortly after a 24-hour filibuster by the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) ended. PPP lawmakers boycotted the vote. With its passage, the law is set to take effect in October, when the current prosecution

By The Korea Herald