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Nat'l Assembly passes judicial reform bill amid objection from PPP lawmakers

· By Yi Wonju
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SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly, led by the ruling Democratic Party (DP), passed a controversial judicial reform bill to introduce a new crime of "legal distortion" on Thursday after the opposition's 24-hour filibuster expired.

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