Lee Nak-yeon: "Is impeaching judges taming the judiciary? Is punishing reckless drivers taming drivers?"

Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 1st and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] On the 5th, Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized the opposition party's claim of "judiciary taming" regarding the impeachment of Judge Im Seong-geun that took place at the National Assembly the previous day, calling it "a mistaken habitual criticism."

At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that morning, Lee said, "The opposition party criticizes it as judiciary taming, but that is nothing more than a mistaken habitual criticism," and pointed out, "No one calls punishing reckless drivers 'driver taming.'"

He emphasized, "The opposition party's claim that all judges who uphold the values of the Constitution and judge according to their conscience will be influenced by this impeachment and become cautious is an insult to judges," adding, "It is almost unbelievable that this is the first impeachment of a judge."

He continued, "I hope that through this impeachment, the judiciary will regain public trust and achieve true independence," and added, "For some time now, there have been quite a few citizens who find judicial rulings questionable. A survey showed that two out of three citizens think the rulings are unfair. This phenomenon is undesirable for both the judiciary and the Republic of Korea."

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