Turmoil at National Assembly likely to continue with more contentious bills

Two highly contested bills have been passed this week with the backing of the ruling party despite back-to-back filibusters and concerns among civic groups, but trouble at the National Assembly appears likely to continue throughout the remaining days of the year. Among the pending bills pushed ahead by the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's leadership is a revision of the Criminal Act to impose criminal punishments on judges, prosecutors and police who wrongly interpret South Korean law when cha