Democratic Party Lawmaker Sujin Lee Reported on Charges of 'Threats'... Related to 'Judge Impeachment'

On the morning of the 9th, Lee Jong-bae, the representative of the Civic Group for Restoring the Rule of Law Action Alliance (right), explained to reporters the purpose of the accusation before submitting a complaint against Lee Soo-jin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-dong, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyung-min

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] Lee Su-jin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea who announced plans to pursue the impeachment of judges involved in the 'judicial farming' scandal, has been reported to the prosecution on charges of 'threats.'

The civic group Action Alliance for Establishing the Rule of Law (Beopse-ryeon) filed a complaint against Lee with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 9th for threats.

Beopse-ryeon stated, "As a member of the Democratic Party with 177 seats, who can unilaterally decide to impeach judges, Lee's mention of impeachment in response to the testimony of Chief Judge Kim Yeon-hak, who appeared as a witness in court and testified according to his conscience, constitutes a warning of harm sufficient to cause fear, and since it was intentional, it clearly amounts to a threat."

They added, "Merely invoking the impeachment of a judge on the grounds of feeling insulted by Chief Judge Kim's conscientious testimony in court is a reckless idea that denies the separation of powers and undermines the rule of law."

When Lee was recruited as a talent by the Democratic Party earlier this year, she revealed that she was a victim of the judiciary's blacklist, which suffered disadvantages in personnel evaluations during the tenure of former Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae.

However, the trouble began when Chief Judge Kim, who appeared as a witness at the trial of former Chief Justice Yang on the 3rd, testified that there was no personnel disadvantage related to the 2017 personnel matters that Lee claimed were retaliatory actions by the Yang Supreme Court, and that Lee's work capabilities were insufficient.

Chief Judge Kim was the head of personnel review at the Court Administration Office from the time of former Chief Justice Lee Yong-hoon to former Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae.

Subsequently, Lee posted on her Facebook, "He is one of the top candidates for judicial impeachment. I will promptly pursue the impeachment of judges involved in judicial farming." This is the basis for Beopse-ryeon's accusation that it constitutes a threat.

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