Woo Sang-ho "It is right to impeach judges who disclose recordings of conversations with the Chief Justice"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] On the 4th, Woo Sang-ho, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated regarding the disclosure of the recorded conversation between Im Seong-geun, Chief Judge of the Busan High Court, and Kim Myung-soo, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, "If a chief judge records and discloses a conversation with the Chief Justice during a meeting to discuss his own position, then it is indeed appropriate to impeach him."

On the morning of the same day, Representative Woo wrote on his Facebook, "After seeing the reported content about the meeting between Chief Judge Im and Chief Justice Kim today, I had this thought," expressing his opinion.

One media outlet reported that in May of last year, Chief Judge Im expressed his intention to resign due to health reasons, but Chief Justice Kim rejected it, citing that impeachment was being discussed in the National Assembly. In response, the Supreme Court explained that during the meeting, only discussions about Chief Judge Im's health and personal matters took place, and there was no statement from Chief Justice Kim saying, "I cannot accept the resignation due to impeachment issues."

The ruling coalition, including the Democratic Party, plans to vote on the impeachment motion against Chief Judge Im at the plenary session of the National Assembly scheduled for the afternoon.

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