PPP says Justice Minister's resignation offer marks beginning of 'lame duck era'

People Power Party on Saturday criticized the ruling Democratic Party of Korea over Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho's recent offer to resign, calling it the beginning of the Lee Jae Myung administration's "lame duck phase." Jung reportedly offered to step down after the Democratic Party decided to adopt the abolition of prosecutors' supplementary investigation powers as its official party position.

Jung had repeatedly argued that such powers were necessary to address inadequate police investigatio ...