Trying to prevent bill approval

Rep. Joo Ho-young, second from left, the floor leader of the main opposition People Power Party, seizes the arm of Rep. Yun Ho-jung of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), who chairs the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee, during a committee meeting at the Assembly, Tuesday, to block the DPK's move to approve a bill to revise laws related to a new investigative body that will look into corruption by high-ranking officials. Despite the protest, the ruling party unilaterally approved the bill, which will have to undergo a vote at a plenary session of the Assembly soon. The revision is aimed at reducing the opposition's right to recommend candidates for the chief of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials. / Yonhap