The ruling party and the government on Monday renewed their commitment to establishing an independent agency that would probe corruption involving senior officials and their families.
The reaffirmation at a policy meeting came amid apparent tensions between them and the prosecution over a widening probe into a graft scandal that has led to the resignation of President Moon Jae-in's senior secretary for political affairs.
"During today's meeting, we once again reaffirmed that the establishment of the agency must be realized, as it is a demand from the candlelight revolution," Kim Tae-nyeon, the Democratic Party's policy chief, told reporters.
He was referring to nearly six months of massive candlelight protests that led to the March ousting of then-President Park Geun-hye over corruption allegations.
This photo, taken Nov. 17, 2017, shows Kim Tae-nyeon (2nd from L), the policy chief of the ruling Democratic Party, speaking during a party meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul. (Yonhap)
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