People Power Party: "If Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su Does Not Resign by Lunar New Year Holiday, We Will Take Legal Action"

Judiciary's Honor Must Not Be Tarnished
Immediate Resignation Demanded Before Seol Holiday

Kim Ki-hyun, head of the People Power Party's Impeachment Deal Truth Investigation Team, is holding a solo protest on the 5th in front of the Supreme Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, urging Chief Justice Kim Myung-soo to resign. After the recording of Chief Justice Kim Myung-soo, who mentioned the possibility of impeachment and rejected his resignation, was released, the People Power Party decided to launch the Kim Myung-soo Impeachment Deal Truth Investigation Team. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] The People Power Party's Impeachment Deal Truth Investigation Team announced on the 8th that if Chief Justice Kim Myung-soo does not resign by the Lunar New Year holiday, they will immediately take legal action.

Kim Ki-hyun, the head of the investigation team, held a press conference at the National Assembly on the same day and urged, "Chief Justice Kim, who condoned the ruling party's takeover of the judiciary through the impeachment deal and deceived the public, must resign."

He added, "Chief Justice Kim denied any impeachment remarks and even submitted a false response to the National Assembly. Moreover, he consistently lied even when facing members of the investigation team, showing himself to be a 'master of lies.'"

Kim also pointed out, "During Chief Justice Kim Myung-soo's National Assembly confirmation process in September 2017, there were testimonies from related parties that he requested lawmakers to 'help ensure confirmation' through Judge Im Seong-geun and then Director Lee Min-geol of the Court Administration Office. If this is true, it clearly constitutes an abuse of authority."

Kim stated, "I once again urge him to immediately resign before the Lunar New Year holiday to avoid further tarnishing the judiciary's honor. If he does not resign by the holiday, we will have no choice but to take legal action."

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