Im Seong-geun Impeachment Bill Referred to Judiciary Committee 'Rejected'... 'To Be Immediately Addressed in the Plenary Session'

[Asia Economy Reporters Naju-seok and Park Joon-yi] On the 4th, the National Assembly rejected a motion to refer Chief Judge Im Seong-geun to the Legislation and Judiciary Committee for discussion. Accordingly, the impeachment motion against Chief Judge Im will proceed directly to a plenary vote without being referred to the committee.

On the afternoon of the 4th, Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, and Lee Jong-bae, chairman of the Policy Committee, among others, are attaching signs opposing the impeachment vote of Judge Im Seong-geun to the monitors in the main chamber of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul.
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On that day, the National Assembly held a plenary session and, prior to the vote on Chief Judge Im's impeachment motion, discussed the agenda to refer the impeachment motion to the Legislation and Judiciary Committee. The referral motion was rejected with 99 votes in favor, 178 against, and 1 abstention out of 278 members present.

Article 130 of the National Assembly Act allows the Legislation and Judiciary Committee to be referred impeachment motions for investigation. The Act stipulates that if the impeachment motion is not referred to the committee, it must be processed within 72 hours after 24 hours have passed since the initial report to the Assembly.

Jeon Ju-hye, a member of the People Power Party who proposed the motion, stated, "If the National Assembly hastily processes the judicial impeachment motion without investigation into the impeachment case, it will be a clear political impeachment and will remain the worst precedent in history." She earnestly requested, "Please agree to refer the impeachment motion against Chief Judge Im to the Legislation and Judiciary Committee so that a thorough investigation and discussion can take place."

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