Seoul: The ruling Democratic Party (DP) is preparing to advance three significant bills, including one that calls for a special investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol's attempt to impose martial law. The decision is scheduled for a parliamentary plenary session vote on Thursday.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the three special counsel probe bills have been met with strong resistance from the People Power Party (PPP), a stance they maintained during Yoon's administration. The bill concerning Yoon calls for a permanent special counsel to investigate 11 charges, including insurrection and military mutiny, related to his unsuccessful attempt to enforce martial law in December. This bill is being reintroduced with an expanded scope, having been previously vetoed and discarded twice under Yoon's leadership.

Another bill seeks to conduct an independent investigation into allegations against former first lady Kim Keon Hee. These allegations include stock manipulation, the acceptance of a luxury bag, and alleged interference in the ruling party's candidate nominations ahead of the April 10 general elections.

The third bill proposes a special counsel investigation into claims that the presidential office and the defense ministry improperly influenced the military's investigation into a Marine's death during a search mission in July 2023.

The Democratic Party also plans to propose a separate bill allowing both the justice minister and the prosecutor general to directly request disciplinary actions against prosecutors. PPP lawmakers are anticipated to strongly oppose the Democratic Party's unilateral approach to passing these bills, which they claim lack bipartisan support.