Democratic Party: “Impeachment is not being considered yet”
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Cho Kuk, Chairman of the Emergency Response Committee of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, unveils the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Jo Hee-dae at a joint meeting of the Emergency Response Committee and the Special Committee to the End held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 17th./News1,
, ‘ Cho Kuk, Chairman of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, unveiled the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Jo Hee-dae on the 17th.’,
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, ‘On this day, Cho held a joint meeting of the Special Committee to the End and said, “The essence of the public’s anger towards the judiciary right now is the complete distrust of Jo Hee-dae’s judiciary,” adding, “This crisis brought upon by the Supreme Court stems from Chief Justice Jo Hee-dae’s involvement in the presidential election.”’,
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, ‘Cho stated, “The Cho Kuk Innovation Party will uncover the truth about the Supreme Court’s collusion with the remnants of insurgency forces and hold them accountable,” pointing out that “impeached Jo Hee-dae drastically undermined and exploited constitutional order, including the principles of popular sovereignty, representative democracy, and the substantive rule of law, through the election interference ruling.”’,
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, ‘Suh Wang-jin, the floor leader of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, revealed specifically three grounds for impeachment. First, Suh claimed that the Supreme Court’s ruling on President Lee Jae-myung’s violation of the Public Official Election Act infringed upon the “right to a fair trial.”’,
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, ‘Additionally, it was revealed that Chief Justice Jo violated the obligation of political neutrality and infringed on the right to freely conduct election campaigns. Suh stated, “It appears to have been meticulously carried out according to a pre-planned attempt to influence the June 3rd presidential election by infringing on the public office qualification rights of Lee Jae-myung, a leading presidential candidate,” adding, “The Supreme Court significantly undermined the constitutional rights of the defendant and the public by decisively regressing the previously actively protected rights to political expression and election campaigning.”’,
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, ‘However, the Cho Kuk Innovation Party cannot unilaterally pursue the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Jo. The motion can be initiated with the agreement of more than one-third of the assembly members (more than 100 members), but the Cho Kuk Innovation Party holds only 12 seats. While they intend to discuss the matter with the ruling bloc parties, the key Democratic Party is drawing the line, saying impeachment is not being considered.’,
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, ‘Park Soo-hyun, the Chief Spokesperson for the Democratic Party, stated, “The Democratic Party’s stance towards Chief Justice Jo Hee-dae and the judiciary is a strategy to press for clear responses on two fronts.”’,
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, ‘He explained, “Firstly, we are asking for a clear answer to calm the public’s worries, ensuring that as the head of the judiciary, Chief Justice Jo prevents the delay in the insurrection case from leading to the former President Yoon Suk-yeol being released again early next year.”’,
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, “Secondly, we want a response to the public’s curiosity regarding why the annulment of the President Lee Jae-myung’s appeal under the Public Official Election Act was processed at lightning speed,” he stressed, “Beyond that, we are not considering a state investigation or impeachment at this time.”’,
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