People Power Party, Can They Avoid Party Dissolution... Remove Yoon, Withdraw Lee Wankyu

Kim Kyungsoo Warns of Possible Party Dissolution and Calls for Expulsion of Yoon Seokyeol
Defines People Power Party's Actions as "Supporting Rebellion"
Demands Withdrawal of Lee Wangyu's Appointment as Constitutional Court Justice

Former Governor of Gyeongnam Kim Kyung-soo warned the People Power Party on the 10th about the possibility of party dissolution and demanded that the People Power Party expel former President Yoon Seok-yeol and call for the withdrawal of the appointment of Lee Wan-gyu, head of the Legislation Office, as a Constitutional Court justice. He defined a series of actions by the People Power Party as 'supporting rebellion' and warned that they are approaching the conditions for unconstitutional party dissolution.

On the same day, Kim posted on social media (SNS) referring to a past Constitutional Court decision on 'unconstitutional party dissolution trial,' saying, "Looking at what the People Power Party and the acting Prime Minister Han Duck-soo regime are doing now, what would happen if you put the People Power Party in the 'respondent' position in the past decision?"

The cited decision stated, "To eliminate the inherent risk of the respondent, who pretends to be a legitimate party and receives a considerable amount of party subsidies from taxpayers while attempting to destroy the democratic basic order, the highest constitutional value, there is ultimately no alternative but a party dissolution decision," and "The purpose and activities of the respondent's leading forces are attributed to the respondent. If the risk of the party itself is not eliminated by individual criminal punishment of party members, there is no alternative but a dissolution decision."

Former Governor Kim Kyung-soo of Gyeongnam. Photo by Kim Hyun-min

Regarding this, Kim pointed out, "The party leadership and floor leadership, the leading forces of the People Power Party, have consistently supported the rebel forces," and "There was no disciplinary action against the current members of the party who repeatedly engaged in unconstitutional speech and behavior." He continued, "Crucially, the president produced by the party betrayed the people's trust and was impeached for violating the constitution, yet the party did not take any expulsion measures," and criticized, "In this situation, can it be judged that the risk of the party itself, the People Power Party, is eliminated by individual criminal punishment of Yoon Seok-yeol, the so-called No. 1 party member of the People Power Party?"

Kim said, "At the very least, shouldn't the People Power Party first eliminate the 'inherent risk of the respondent who attempts to destroy the democratic basic order, the highest constitutional value' by themselves?" and demanded, "The People Power Party should immediately demand Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to withdraw the appointments of Lee Wan-gyu, head of the Legislation Office, and Judge Ham Sang-hoon as Constitutional Court justices." He added, "Stop all the preemptive barriers being built by the People Power Party for 'rebellion protection'."

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