People Power Party's Yoon Han-hong: "Unsolved Cases in the Supreme Court Increasing Every Year"

Psychological Non-Compliance Approaches 10,000 Cases Annually

Yoon Han-hong, Liberty Korea Party member

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] Yoon Han-hong, a member of the People Power Party and representative of Changwon Masanhwoe-gu, announced on the 7th that the number of unsolved cases and dismissals without consideration, which have not been ruled on since Chief Justice Kim Myung-soo took office in 2017, is increasing every year.

According to data submitted by the Supreme Court to Representative Yoon, a member of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, the number of unsolved cases increased annually from 13,531 in 2017 to 14,654 in 2018 and 16,770 in 2019. In particular, as of June this year, 19,456 cases have already accumulated.

Unsolved cases refer to cases that have been appealed to the Supreme Court after the second trial but have not yet been decided.

Representative Yoon pointed out that the explosive increase in civil unsolved cases is a major cause of the rise in unsolved cases. Civil unsolved cases surged more than twofold from 7,182 in 2017 to 15,128 as of June this year.

Additionally, dismissals without consideration have also been close to 10,000 cases annually. The number of dismissals without consideration decreased slightly each year from 10,322 in 2017 to 9,230 in 2018, 8,916 in 2019, and 4,230 as of June 2020.

Dismissal without consideration is a system where the Supreme Court dismisses a case without proceeding with consideration, judging that it is not subject to appeal. Only a judgment document stating simple dismissal reasons without sentencing is delivered to the parties, and criminal cases are excluded from dismissal without consideration.

Representative Yoon emphasized, "Article 27, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution specifies the people's right to a trial, and the Supreme Court must keep this in mind," adding, "True judicial reform is to understand the pain of the people who place their last hope in the court and endlessly wait for a judgment."

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