Kim Ki-hyun "Injunction dismissal inevitable... The sooner the party convention, the better"

Kim Ki-hyun, a member of the People Power Party, is giving a greeting speech at the People Power Party study group 'Innovation 24 New Future' breakfast lecture held at the National Assembly on the 20th. In this study group, former Minister of Strategy and Finance Park Jae-wan gave a lecture on the theme 'Diagnosis and Solution of the Korean Economy - No Pain, No Gain.' Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Kim Ki-hyun, a member of the People Power Party and considered one of the next party leadership candidates, emphasized that the provisional injunction to suspend the effectiveness of the emergency committee filed by former leader Lee Jun-seok is bound to be dismissed. He also stated that the party convention to elect the next leader should be held as soon as possible.

On the 18th, Kim appeared on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' and said, "It is unreasonable for the court to decide whether a political party is in an emergency situation or not, which should be judged internally by the party itself."

He added, "Since it is a court decision, I cannot predict it like fortune-telling, but from an expert perspective, the injunction cannot be granted," he emphasized.

Kim said, "If our party declares an emergency situation and decides to reorganize the system, but the court judges that your party is not in an emergency situation, it completely disregards the party's autonomy and self-governance," adding, "Such excessive intervention is already beyond the scope of judicial involvement."

He explained that through the Standing National Committee and the National Committee, the issues raised by former leader Lee Jun-seok's side have been remedied, stating, "There are no procedural problems nor substantive issues, so if the court excessively intervenes to judge whether your party is in an emergency situation or not, it is ridiculous."

Regarding this, the day before, former leader Lee, after attending the injunction hearing, told reporters, "I hope the judiciary actively intervenes to correct wrongs according to the principle of separation of powers."

He also said that the party convention to elect the next party leader should be held as soon as possible regardless of the regular National Assembly session. He said, "(The party convention) has no special relation to the regular National Assembly session. Last November, the party convention was held to select presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol, and although the regular session overlapped for a long period, there was not a single disruption in parliamentary operations during the session," he said.

He added, "The party convention is not for a presidential candidate but just to elect the party leader, so it is a much lower-level election," and said, "The emergency committee will decide the appropriate timing while respecting other opinions."

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