Opposition, Lee Jeong-seop Prosecutor's Impeachment Dismissal "Does Not Align with Public Legal Common Sense"

"Reconsideration of Impeachment in the Future"

The Democratic Party of Korea stated on the 29th that regarding the Constitutional Court's dismissal of the impeachment motion against Prosecutor Lee Jeong-seop of the Daejeon High Prosecutors' Office, "We cannot help but question whether this decision aligns with the public's legal common sense and whether the procedures for fact-finding were properly followed."

Prosecutor Lee Jeong-seop. [Photo by Yonhap News]

Democratic Party members of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee said in a statement that day, "The Constitutional Court and the senior representatives of the People Power Party made no substantive efforts to investigate the allegations against Prosecutor Lee." They explained that Kim Do-eup, a People Power Party member who was the chairman of the Judiciary Committee at the time of the impeachment resolution in December last year, and the lawyer he recommended, did not fulfill their roles.

They added, "The Constitutional Court, which has the authority and obligation to conduct ex officio inquiries and investigations to uncover the substantive truth, dismissed most witness requests and did not review the prosecution's investigation results, appearing to conduct a trial aimed at dismissal." They also stated, "Since the Constitutional Court's decision clearly pointed out Prosecutor Lee's illegal acts, we will reconsider the impeachment of the prosecutor depending on future investigations and the prosecution's inspection results."

Kim Bo-hyeop, chief spokesperson of the Joguk Innovation Party, commented, "We respect the Constitutional Court's decision this time. However, it is very regrettable," adding, "This is because the impeachment motion submitted by the National Assembly to the Constitutional Court requesting Prosecutor Lee's dismissal was insufficient."

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