The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) pushed through a controversial bill on Friday to strip prosecutors of all remaining investigative powers, forcing a vote shortly after cutting off a filibuster by the opposition People Power Party (PPP). This legislation marks a decisive shift in the country’s criminal justice system, as prosecutors lose formal authority to investigate crimes while police and a new government agency will take over all frontline investigative powers, with prosecutors confined mostly to indictment tasks. The vote came minutes after the DPK used its three-fifths majority to terminate a filibuster launched by the PPP the previous afternoon, which had run for 24 hours. PPP legislators had taken turns giving marathon speeches warning of police corruption and investigative blind spots, before it all ended abruptly. The proposal was passed by an overwhelming margin, with 175 votes in favor, two against and one abstention out of 178 lawmakers present. PPP lawmakers boycotted the vote. President Lee Jae Myung, currently on an official trip in South America, will have 15