[속보] The first ever’impeachment of judges’ passed the National Assembly plenary session…179 votes in favor

Input 2021.02.04 15:23 | Revision 2021.02.04 15:29

Agree 179 Disagree 102 Abstention 3

In addition, an impeachment proceeding against Judge Im Seong-geun of the Busan High Court, initiated by 161 members of the Democratic Party and other pan-passport parties, passed the National Assembly plenary session on the 4th with 179 votes in favor of 288, 102 votes against, 3 abstentions, and 4 invalids. The impeachment prosecution by judges is voted anonymously and is decided by a majority of the members of the National Assembly. It is the first time in the history of the constitution that a lawsuit for impeachment of a judge has passed the National Assembly.

After that, if more than 6 out of 9 constitutional judges approve, the impeachment is decided. If the constitution decides to impeach, it becomes a case of impeachment against a judge who is the first in the history of the constitution. Earlier, in 1985, two impeachment bills were proposed against the then Supreme Court Chief Justice Yoo Tae-heung and the 2009 Supreme Court Justice Shin Hyeong-cheol, but they both failed to cross the threshold of the National Assembly.

In a case where a reporter from Japan’s Sankei Shimbun was accused of defamation by writing a so-called “Sewol 7 Hour Suspicion” column by former President Park Geun-hye, the junior judge was judged in such a way that the contents of the column were unfounded in the ruling. Was charged with intervening in However, Judge Lim was acquitted in the first trial court last year, and is scheduled to retire this month.

Representative Lee Nak-yeon of the Democratic Party said, “Please allow the National Assembly to fulfill its responsibilities,” at a parliamentary general meeting that was held ahead of the plenary vote this afternoon. The Democratic Party had decided to make a secret ballot anonymously, instead of making impeachment of Judge Lim as the party’s argument at a parliamentary assembly last month, but the approval was expected as Lee actually encouraged a vote in favor.