On March 14, 2003, when the debate on the Special Prosecution Law Regarding the “Money Transfer to the North” was still under way, President Roh Moo-hyun announced that he would endorse the bill which had been passed by the National Assembly session attended only by the members of the opposition party, the Grand National Party, in late February 2003. The majority of the public involved in the debate, in particular those who supported President Roh during the election and the "sunshine policy" of former President Kim Dae-jung, were complacent about the possibility of President Roh’s veto of the bill. Although there was some debate between the supporters and opponents of the bill within the ruling party, the New Millennium Democratic Party, a majority of the party members wanted President Roh to veto the bill. President Roh’s endorsement of the bill brought disappointment to those who expected President Roh’s veto.
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