Lee Jun-seok and People Power Party Submit Injunctions Simultaneously Over Emergency Committee's Validity

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] Former People Power Party (PPP) leader Lee Jun-seok and the PPP simultaneously filed injunction applications with the court on the 29th to nullify each other regarding the effectiveness of the Emergency Response Committee.

According to the legal community on the 29th, former leader Lee additionally submitted an injunction application to the Seoul Southern District Court requesting the suspension of the duties of Floor Leader Kwon Seong-dong and eight other Emergency Response Committee members, as well as the suspension of the committee's effectiveness.

The legal representatives issued a statement explaining, "We will correct unconstitutional decisions by the party that go against judicial rulings through judicial measures based on law and principles." They argued that the PPP's decision to hold a party meeting and enforce the Emergency Response Committee system the day after the court's injunction decision was made, stating, "The Emergency Response Committee established without an emergency situation is itself invalid," and "The invalid acting chairperson and invalid committee members appointed by the invalid Emergency Response Committee have no legitimate authority to operate the party."

On the same day, the PPP also submitted an application to the Seoul Southern District Court requesting the suspension of the enforcement of the court's decision to suspend the duties of Emergency Response Committee Chairperson Joo Ho-young until the final ruling is confirmed. Separately from this suspension application, the PPP also filed an objection just three hours after the injunction decision.

The PPP argued that former leader Lee has no standing to file an additional injunction since he was automatically dismissed from the party leadership position upon the launch of the Emergency Response Committee on the 16th of this month. They also pointed out that the hearing date for the objection to the injunction filed by the PPP is set for September 14, and that it will take a considerable amount of time before a conclusion is reached, stating, "Until then, the PPP must maintain an ambiguous legal status, and there is a risk of irreparable damage caused by the enforcement of this injunction decision."

Furthermore, they explained that since eight Emergency Response Committee members, the Secretary-General, Chief of Staff, and Chief Spokesperson were appointed before Chairperson Joo's duties were suspended, the legal status of the other committee members, excluding the chairperson, remains intact.

Earlier, on the 26th, the Civil Division 51 of the Seoul Southern District Court (Chief Presiding Judge Hwang Jeong-su) suspended the duties of Emergency Response Committee Chairperson Joo Ho-young, ruling that the PPP was not in an emergency situation warranting the establishment of an Emergency Response Committee, and that setting up such a committee to change the leadership system was against intra-party democracy.

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