People Power Party: "Court's Excessive Interference in Political Party Decision-Making"

On the 26th, Park Hyung-su, floor spokesperson, voiced criticism toward the court in a statement
"Today's court decision denies the will of the People Power Party members"

Joo Ho-young, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Bo-ryeong] The People Power Party criticized the Seoul Southern District Court, which decided to suspend the execution of duties of Emergency Response Committee Chairman Joo Ho-young, as an "excessive infringement on the party's autonomous decision-making."

Park Hyung-soo, the floor spokesperson for the People Power Party, stated in a commentary on the 26th, "Today's court decision excessively interferes with the procedures conducted based on the party's own interpretation of the party constitution, excessively infringing on the party's autonomy." On the same day, the Civil Division 51 of the Seoul Southern District Court partially granted the injunction requested by former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok against the People Power Party and Chairman Joo, ordering the suspension of Chairman Joo's duties until the final ruling on the main case is confirmed.

In response, Spokesperson Park said, "On August 5th, the People Power Party held a Standing National Committee meeting and interpreted the situation at the time?where the party leader's membership rights were suspended and more than half of the Supreme Council members were vacant?as an 'emergency situation,' and four days later, the National Committee approved the appointment of Chairman Joo as the Emergency Response Committee leader." He added, "All procedures were conducted according to the party constitution and regulations, and the Standing National Committee and National Committee meetings held consecutively received overwhelming support from party members, resulting in the approval of the Emergency Response Committee. Therefore, today's court decision denies the will of the People Power Party members and can only be seen as excessive interference in internal party matters."

Spokesperson Park also pointed out, "Article 96 of the People Power Party constitution, which governs the Emergency Response Committee, stipulates 'emergency situations' as a requirement for launching the committee, and examples of 'emergency situations' include 'vacancy of the party leader or loss of Supreme Council functions.'" He emphasized, "Accordingly, the Standing National Committee, which holds the final authority for interpreting the party constitution, comprehensively interpreted the suspension of the party leader's duties for six months and the successive resignations of Supreme Council members leading to vacancies as an 'emergency situation.'"

He continued, "It is difficult to accept the court's arbitrary overturning of the Standing National Committee's legitimate interpretation as an irrational decision infringing on the party's autonomy." He stressed, "The People Power Party will promptly conduct a legal review and decide whether to file an objection to the court's injunction decision."

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