Lee Gyunyong: "A Great Person Should Come Quickly to Restore Stability to the Judiciary"

Supreme Court Chief Justice Nominee Expresses Feelings on Rejection
Reserves Comments on Future Plans

Amid the National Assembly's rejection of nominee Lee Gyun-yong's appointment as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Lee stated, "My hope is that a distinguished person will quickly come to fill the vacancy of the Chief Justice and bring stability to the judiciary."

About an hour after the National Assembly rejected the appointment proposal, around 3:55 p.m. on the 6th, Lee responded to reporters' questions about his feelings in front of a building in Seocho-gu, Seoul, where the hearing preparation team's office is located.

Lee Gyun-yong, nominee for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, is responding to a lawmaker's question at the confirmation hearing held at the National Assembly on the 20th of last month. Photo by Yonhap News

He said, "The judiciary must quickly regain stability so that the people's right to receive a fair trial can be effectively guaranteed," adding, "I have nothing more to say."

Lee did not answer questions regarding his future plans, such as whether he intends to return to his position as a judge or plans to dispose of the unlisted stocks that were controversial during the hearing process.

The appointment proposal for Lee submitted to the National Assembly was rejected in the plenary session that day, with 118 votes in favor, 175 against, and 2 abstentions out of 295 members present.

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