People Power Party Criticizes Ruling Party, Saying "Judicial Control Is Nothing but Greed"

Yoon Hee-seok, Spokesperson for the People Power Party (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] The People Power Party criticized the Democratic Party of Korea, saying "Judicial control is nothing but greed."

On the 30th, Yoon Hee-seok, spokesperson for the People Power Party, stated in a commentary, "The Democratic Party of Korea is pushing for the impeachment of an ordinary judge for the first time in constitutional history," adding, "The reckless rampage of the ruling party with 174 seats is unprecedented."

Spokesperson Yoon pointed out, "Although it is not an official party stance, considering that opinions were gathered at the party meeting and a significant number of the leadership, including the party leader, agreed to propose the impeachment, it is effectively the party's position. The judge in question was acquitted in the first trial, and the verdict clearly stated that there was no infringement of judicial authority. Why push for impeachment against a judge whose term ends next month?" The Democratic Party announced on the 28th that it would pursue impeachment against Im Seong-geun, chief judge of the Busan High Court, who is involved in the so-called 'judicial scandal' allegations.

Yoon emphasized, "The ability to impeach judges by the power of authority is a tremendous threat to the judiciary. Ultimately, they intend to use impeachment as a weapon to seize control of the courts and extract rulings favorable to the regime in the future," adding, "Considering the recent strict court rulings against the Prosecutor General, former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, the leader of the Open Democratic Party, and the Governor of Gyeongnam Province, one can guess the reason behind this dictatorial idea."

He continued, "The grand slogan of 'judicial justice' is nothing more than a dirty 'judicial control,'" and said, "We will watch the end of this futile greed, which can never succeed, together with the wise people."

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