Democratic Party: "Judge Impeachment as an Opportunity to Prevent Recurrence of Judicial Manipulation"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] The Democratic Party of Korea stated on the 1st that the impeachment motion against Lim Seong-geun, Chief Judge of the Busan High Court, to be proposed at the extraordinary session of the National Assembly, should be used as an opportunity to prevent the recurrence of judicial corruption.

On the 1st, Choi In-ho, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Korea, issued a statement emphasizing, "Wrongful acts must be corrected through impeachment to ensure that unconstitutional judicial corruption never occurs again."

Spokesperson Choi criticized that Chief Judge Lim is suspected of intervening in the trial of a foreign journalist who raised suspicions about former President Park Geun-hye's whereabouts during the seven hours of the Sewol ferry disaster, stating, "He improperly intervened in the trial multiple times, including directly revising the draft judgment of the foreign journalist based on opinions from the Blue House." He further defined this as "an unconstitutional and illegal act that seriously undermines the constitutional provision on judicial independence."

Choi added, "Impeachment of judges is a procedure prescribed by the Constitution and laws in accordance with the principle of separation of powers," and said, "If no action is taken against judges who violate the Constitution and laws, the National Assembly would be neglecting its duties."

Regarding the People Power Party's claim that the impeachment motion is a 'violation of judicial independence,' he pointed out, "It was during the Park Geun-hye administration under the Saenuri Party that the principle of separation of powers was violated and the independence of the judiciary was recklessly interfered with," and criticized, "The People Power Party should offer genuine reflection and apology, not unjust political attacks."

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