Joo Ho-young: "Kim Myeong-su, Don't Become a Dirty Worm Inside a Lion's Body, Resign"

Chief Justice Kim Myung-su likens to 'Saja Sinjungchung'
Lee Jong-bae "Should resign if there is any conscience"

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, is attending the party floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 9th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] On the 9th, Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, urged Chief Justice Kim Myung-soo to resign promptly, saying, "Do not become a 'sajasinjungchung' and step down quickly."

At the floor strategy meeting that day, Leader Joo said, "When a lion dies, other beasts outside are too scared to attack, but when dirty worms appear inside the lion's body, they cause the lion to rot."

The term 'sajasinjungchung' refers to worms that attach to and parasitize a lion's body, eating its flesh; metaphorically, it denotes an evil monk within the Buddhist order who harms the Dharma.

Leader Joo continued, "The longer Chief Justice Kim holds on, the more we will uncover what ugly deals he made with the regime's power," warning, "Resigning promptly is the only way to avoid further disgrace."

On the same day, Lee Jong-bae, chairman of the Policy Committee, who held a one-person protest in front of the Supreme Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, to urge Chief Justice Kim's resignation, said, "It is humiliating to watch Chief Justice Kim Myung-soo, who abandoned the independence of the Supreme Court for his own advancement, continue as the head of the judiciary." He added, "If he has even a shred of conscience, I hope he apologizes to the people a hundredfold and resigns immediately."

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