Constitutional Court: “Court will decide if another non-attendance report is submitted”
Received reply from Central Election Commission about the nationality of voting and counting assistants,
Constitutional Court. ⓒ News1,
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, ‘(Seoul=News1) Reporters Lee Se-hyeon, Kim Min-jae, and Yoon Ju-hyun = The Constitutional Court announced that it will proceed with the testimony of Police Commissioner Jo Ji-ho on the 13th.’,
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, ‘Chief Public Information Officer Chun Jae-hyeon stated in the regular briefing on the 5th that “the examination date for Commissioner Jo, a witness who did not attend the previous session related to the president’s impeachment trial, has been set for 3:30 PM on the 13th.”‘,
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, ‘Previously, Commissioner Jo, who was indicted while being treated for cancer, submitted a non-attendance report due to health reasons.’,
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, ‘Chun stated that “(A summons will be sent to Commissioner Jo) soon”. If Commissioner Jo cites health reasons again and cannot attend, the court will review the report and determine its validity.’,
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, ‘The Constitutional Court also rejected President Yoon’s request for the appraisal of the election commission server to verify the number of voters, citing the lack of necessity and relevance. Chun explained.’,
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, ‘President Yoon’s side had claimed that Chinese individuals were involved in election management. The Constitutional Court requested a fact-check from the election commission and recently received a reply.’,
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, ‘Regarding the reply, Chun explained, “It includes data related to the nationality of voting and counting assistants and the Election Training Institute’s CCTV footage.”‘,
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, ‘As for the possibility of additional sessions for the president’s impeachment trial, he refrained from commenting, stating it as “a matter for the court to decide.”‘