31 lawmakers from the ruling party and its allies propose bill to repeal the National Security Law... Conservative opposition party warns of strong backlash if bill goes ahead

In South Korea, the conservative opposition party People Power Party has strongly opposed a joint proposal by several lawmakers from the ruling party, including the Democratic Party of Korea, and its allies to repeal the National Security Law.
Cho Yong-sul, spokesperson for the People's Power Party, said in a commentary on the 7th, "If the abolition of the National Security Law is forced without social consensus, it will invite strong backlash and after-effects."
Cho pointed out that the Constitutional Court has consistently ruled the law constitutional since the 1990s, explaining that the reason for this is that "North Korea's hostile strategy has continued, and similar laws have been passed in other countries.
He added, "A July 8 poll also showed that the majority of the public is opposed to abolishing the system, and we also know that there is a recognition that spies exist in Korean society."
"Abolishing the National Security Law when it has not received public consent and there is no alternative law in place could be seen as impure in its intentions," the spokesman said.
The abolition bill was proposed by Rep. Min Hyun-bae of the Democratic Party, Rep. Kim Jun-hyung of the Fatherland Innovation Party, and Yoon Jong-oh, floor leader of the Progressive Party.
The bill was proposed by a total of 31 lawmakers, including Min and others, who belong to the pan-ruling party bloc, including the Fatherland Reform Party and the Progressive Party.
The proponents of the bill stated that the reason for proposing it was that "the National Security Law was based on the Peace Preservation Law of the former Japanese imperialists when it was enacted.
"The law has been criticized as a bad law that has continually suppressed freedom of thought," he said. "Many of its provisions are already covered by the Criminal Code, and can be adequately regulated by related laws such as the Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act."
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