“Not in line with impeachment criteria in the constitution”
Confirmation of refusal to hold ‘confirmation hearing’ pushed by opposition parties,
Yongsan presidential office building landscape. Provided by the presidential office.,
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, ‘On the 16th, the presidential office reaffirmed its refusal to participate in the parliamentary confirmation hearing on the ‘impeachment petition against President Yoon Suk-yeol’ being pursued by the People Power Party and some opposition parties, citing that it does not meet the criteria for impeachment as specified in Article 65 of the constitution. Regarding one of the grounds for the petition, the ‘Kim Gun-hee alleged stock price manipulation incident,’ the presidential office stated that it occurred “before the President’s marriage.”‘,
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, ‘An official from the presidential office, meeting with reporters at the Yongsan presidential office building on that day, stated, “The presidential office has never compromised on matters that may be unconstitutional. We cannot respond to unconstitutional or illegal confirmation hearings.” The official explained that the ‘impeachment confirmation hearing’ is deemed unconstitutional because it does not conform to Article 65 of the constitution, which specifies the criteria for impeachment of the president, prime minister, and cabinet members.’,
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, ‘The official said, “Article 65 of the constitution allows for impeachment if high-ranking officials violate the constitution or laws in the execution of their duties, but it is questionable whether the impeachment grounds contained in the petition align with Article 65.” The petition that led to the People Power Party’s push for the ‘impeachment confirmation hearing’ includes five allegations of legal violations, such as suspicions of pressuring an investigation into the Marine corporal’s death case, luxury bag receipt and stock price manipulation allegations involving Mrs. Kim.’,
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, ‘The presidential office specifically refuted some of the impeachment grounds. With regard to the allegations of Mrs. Kim’s stock price manipulation, the official stated, “Events before the President’s marriage and cases under investigation or trial are not subject to petitions under the National Assembly Act.” Additionally, concerning the petitioners’ inclusion of the resumption of loudspeaker broadcasts to North Korea as a reason for impeachment, the official countered, “This is a presidential decision for national security and should not be included as an impeachment ground.” \n’]