Jeong Cheong-rae to Seo Byung-su, who 'refuses impeachment': "95% of the people support... Resigning from the assembly is efficient"

Jeong Cheong-rae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the Education Committee plenary meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 21st.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] Jeong Cheong-rae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, urged Seo Byung-soo, a member of the People Power Party who once again raised issues regarding the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye, to "step down" and called for his resignation.

On the 28th, Jeong posted on his Facebook, "Isn't it a denial of the constitution and the people itself when a sitting member of the National Assembly denies the people, the National Assembly, and the Constitutional Court? It would be much more efficient for you to resign from your position as a member of the National Assembly," he stated.

Jeong said, "A member of the People Power Party made a reckless statement that those who played a leading role in the impeachment should step down," and opened his remarks by saying, "Do you know who played a leading role in the impeachment? It was the tens of millions of people who held the impeachment candlelight vigils."

He explained, "According to public opinion polls at the time, Park Geun-hye's approval rating was around 5%," and added, "I believe 95% of the people supported the impeachment."

He also pointed out, "In the National Assembly, 234 members, which is more than two-thirds of the total members, voted in favor of the impeachment. The overwhelming majority of the National Assembly members played a leading role in Park Geun-hye's impeachment," and noted, "When it went to the Constitutional Court, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee on the plaintiff side in the National Assembly (Kwon Seong-dong) was also a member of your party."

Furthermore, he analyzed, "The Constitutional Court unanimously decided to impeach Park Geun-hye, stating that there was no will to uphold the constitution," and added, "The Constitutional Court should also be seen as having played a leading role in Park Geun-hye's impeachment."

Jeong condemned, "If despite these circumstances, those who played a leading role in the impeachment claim that they should step down, it means that the overwhelming majority of the people should step down, all the National Assembly members who voted in favor of the impeachment should step down, and all the Constitutional Court justices who participated in the ruling at that time should step down."

Earlier, Seo posted on his Facebook on the same day, "There are quite a few people who are not convinced by the (impeachment) ruling," and stated, "Those who played a leading role in the impeachment should now step aside. I hope that history will reexamine the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye in the future."

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