Jeong Han-joong, a professor at the Graduate School of Law at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, who participated in the decision of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol’s “two months of honesty” as the acting chairman of the disciplinary committee, said he was “regretful” at the court’s decision to return President Yoon to his job.
In an article written on social media today (26th), Professor Jeong rebutted the fact that the court of the Seoul Administrative Court pointed out the illegality in the rejection resolution process, and said:
Earlier, the court ruled that at the time of the disciplinary action, three disciplinary members participated in the decision to evade, which was invalid because it did not reach a majority of the seven members.
The Prosecutor’s Disciplinary Act requires a majority of the members present and the majority of the members present to decide whether to avoid it.
Prof. Jeong refuted that contrary to the judgment of the judiciary, when deciding to evade the disciplinary committee, the number of members present should be viewed as four, not three.
The number of members in attendance must also include those who have been challenged, and in this case, there is no problem as the number of members in attendance is a majority of four members.
He heard the provisions of the Prosecutor’s Discipline Act, saying, “Anyone who has been challenged to vote cannot participate in the resolution.”
It is intended that the procedure for the elimination of the members applying for refusal is to be included in the’Attendance’ as it is stated only as’decision’.
In fact, the disciplinary committee member who was challenged by the disciplinary committee was present, gave his opinion, and did not participate in the resolution.
He also pointed out that “the understanding of legal ethics was very lacking” regarding the judgment of the courts over the violation of President Yoon’s political neutrality.
Earlier, the judiciary said that it is difficult to conclude that it is difficult to conclude that it is difficult to conclude that it is a suggestion of political activities in response to President Yoon’s remarks, “Service for our society and the people after retirement,” and that there is a need for an additional hearing.
Professor Jeong emphasized that “the legal ethics standard is to refrain from engaging in inappropriate behaviors as well as suspicious behaviors,” and emphasized that “the code of ethics for judges has the purpose of stipulating that acts that are suspicious of fairness should be avoided.”
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