Assemblyman Cha Gyugeun of the Joguk Innovation Party Wins 2nd Trial to Cancel Suspension
"Kim Hak-ui's Travel Ban" 1st Trial Not Guilty, Cha Gyu-geun Wins 2nd Trial for Reversal of Suspension from Position
Assemblyman Cha Gyu-geun of the Joguk Innovation Party won the appeal in the lawsuit to cancel his suspension from office after being acquitted in the first trial following his indictment over allegations of emergency travel ban related to former Deputy Minister of Justice Kim Hak-ui.
The Administrative Division 4-2 of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judges Lee Gwang-man, Jeong Seon-jae, Lee Seung-ryeon) ruled on the afternoon of the 25th in the appeal trial of the lawsuit filed by Assemblyman Cha against the Minister of Justice, requesting the cancellation of his suspension from office, stating, "The defendant's appeal is dismissed," thereby ruling in favor of the plaintiff.
Previously, Assemblyman Cha was indicted in 2019 for allegedly being involved in the illegal procedures during the emergency travel ban process against former Deputy Minister Kim Hak-ui while serving as the Director of the Immigration and Foreign Policy Headquarters at the Ministry of Justice. In this process, Lee Gyu-won, spokesperson of the Joguk Innovation Party (a current prosecutor), and Lee Gwang-cheol, former Blue House Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs, were also indicted. In 2022, the Ministry of Justice transferred Assemblyman Cha to the position of policy advisor to the minister and then suspended him from office. Assemblyman Cha’s side filed an administrative lawsuit in response.
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The Seoul Administrative Court, which handled the first trial, accepted Assemblyman Cha’s claim in February and ruled in favor of the plaintiff. The court stated, "Although it can be recognized that there was a high likelihood that the plaintiff would receive a guilty verdict at the time of the disposition, it is difficult to acknowledge that the evidence submitted by the defendant proves that the plaintiff’s performance of duties as a research fellow caused impairment to fairness."
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