Lee Jun-seok's Side to Court on 'Injunction Dismissal': "It Will Remain a Disgrace to the Judiciary"

Decision on whether to appeal must be made by this day
On Facebook, "No objection or appeal procedure has been initiated regarding the provisional injunction result"

Former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok is attending the hearing for the injunction to suspend the effectiveness of the People Power Party's party rules at the Seoul Southern District Court in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, on the 28th of last month. Photo by National Assembly Press Corps

[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] On the 13th, the legal team representing former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok issued a statement regarding the dismissal of the 'injunction to suspend the effectiveness of the Jeong Jin-seok emergency committee,' calling it "an utterly absurd ruling that will remain a disgrace in the history of South Korean political parties and the judiciary for legitimizing a coup to seize party leadership."

The legal representatives of former leader Lee stated in their response to the injunction objection filed by floor leader Joo Ho-young at the Seoul High Court that morning, "The Civil Division 51 of the Seoul Southern District Court recognized the Jeong Jin-seok emergency committee as valid in relation to the 3rd, 4th, and 5th injunction cases and dismissed the creditor's application," expressing this position.

They continued, "Page 11 of the Seoul Southern District Court's dismissal decision on the injunction against the Jeong Jin-seok emergency committee interprets the requirement of Article 96, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2 of the revised party constitution as 'vacancy due to resignation,' meaning 'a state where the position is vacant due to resignation,' thus ruling that the vacancy state continues and is a case of quasi-retroactivity. However, according to Korean dictionaries, vacancy (궐위) means 'become vacant,' not 'being vacant,' so it is clearly true retroactivity, not quasi-retroactivity. Therefore, the dismissal decision clearly contradicts the dictionary definition and does not conform to literal interpretation, making it an absurd ruling that cannot be accepted by sound common sense and a shameful moment in the history of the South Korean judiciary, which has succumbed to political pressure," they emphasized.

The legal team further explained, "Moreover, the Constitution of the Republic of Korea stipulates that when the president (or party leader) becomes vacant (due to resignation, death, or the Constitutional Court's impeachment ruling), a successor must be elected within 60 days. According to the Seoul Southern District Court's dismissal decision, the vacancy 'state' could continue for several months, implying that the successor election could be held not within 60 days but within 90, 120, or 150 days, which is utterly absurd, preposterous, and could plunge South Korea into extreme chaos," they explained.

Since an appeal must be filed within seven days if dissatisfied with the injunction decision, former leader Lee must decide whether to appeal by the end of the day. It is reported that Lee is deliberating without issuing an official statement. On the same day, Lee posted on his Facebook, "I have not filed any objection or appeal procedure regarding the injunction result," adding, "I don't understand why so many false reports are coming out."

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