Over 30 Opposition Lawmakers Urge Constitutional Court to Quickly Deliver Verdict... Call for Dismissal and Rejection of Yoon Impeachment

Emergency Forum at the National Assembly Urges Dismissal or Rejection of Yoon's Impeachment

On the 31st, Na Kyung-won and about 30 ruling party lawmakers from the People Power Party announced a resolution urging the Constitutional Court, which is delaying the impeachment judgment of President Yoon Suk-yeol, to promptly set a judgment date and dismiss or reject the case.

Some People Power Party lawmakers attended the emergency forum titled "Urgent Call for Swift Dismissal or Rejection of Impeachment by the Constitutional Court," co-hosted by Na and the Korea NGO Federation at the National Assembly on the same day, urging, "We can no longer tolerate the current situation that only fuels national division and political turmoil amid national crises such as wildfires."

Regarding the first-term lawmakers of the Democratic Party urging the appointment of Ma Eun-hyuk as a Constitutional Court justice candidate and mentioning the re-impeachment of Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and impeachment of cabinet members, they criticized, "The Democratic Party's threat of 'cabinet-wide impeachment' is effectively realizing a state overthrow, and the attempt at 'deemed appointment legislation' for Constitutional Court justices is a clear unconstitutional legislation that nullifies the constitutional authority to form the Constitutional Court."

Regarding the impeachment prosecution team in the National Assembly excluding the charge of rebellion from President Yoon's impeachment reasons, they argued, "Due to the fundamental flaw of 'lack of identity of prosecution reasons,' the impeachment request should be dismissed, and even if the main judgment is made, considering the clear lack of evidence and the Democratic Party's dictatorial behavior in the legislature, the seriousness of the impeachment reasons is lacking, so dismissal is appropriate."

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Na said, "Following Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung's 'impeachment addiction and rebellion incitement,' the Constitutional Court's 'infinite extension' is worsening the national crisis," emphasizing, "We can no longer tolerate the paralysis of the national system at a time when all efforts should be focused on overcoming wildfire disasters, tariff and trade wars, and responding to security threats."

Lawmaker Kim Ki-hyun also raised his voice, saying, "The president's duties are suspended, but the Constitutional Court is delaying the judgment even after completing the hearing, which is effectively conducting impeachment without constitutional procedures," and added, "(In order to reach six votes for approval) arbitrarily dragging out time is a clear act of treason and anti-state rebellion." Former floor leader of the People Power Party, Choo Kyung-ho, also mentioned this week as the time to make a final push before the impeachment judgment and proposed, "Let's hang a banner saying 'The Constitutional Court should dismiss the impeachment.'"

Jeon Han-gil, a history instructor leading the anti-impeachment movement against President Yoon, said, "(The opposition) called the emergency martial law 'rebellion,' but the people have realized it is a 'keummongryeong' (enlightenment order)." He questioned, "President Yoon's approval rating is effectively over 60%. How dare they approve the impeachment?" Lee Hee-beom, head of the Korea NGO Federation, described the confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties over President Yoon's impeachment trial as a "system war," and said, "The president, who is remaining silent, must step into this system war. He must begin speaking after this time today."

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