Chief Justice Kim Myung-soo is on the morning of the 5th to work at the Supreme Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul. yunhap news
Since the inauguration of Supreme Court Chief Kim Myung-soo, the greatest crisis has been encountered. This is because the impeachment prosecution against the Busan High Court Chief Judge Im Seong-geun, who was involved in the Judicial Nongdan case, is suddenly flowing into a phase where the voice of the urge to resign from Supreme Court Chief Kim Myung-soo is spreading. In May of last year, criticism is pouring out that Supreme Court Chief Kim rejected Judge Im’s resignation by referring to “impeachment” while observing politics, and even “false explanation” in this regard.
Of course, it is only a movement of part of the legal profession and the opposition party for now. However, in light of the weight of the issue of’the current Supreme Court chief’s lie’, the aftermath of the storm seems unlikely to subside. When the impeachment of the Impeachment Chief Impeachment was initially pursued, the possibility of an unexpected variable acting as a boomerang for the current regime cannot be ruled out.
On the 5th, about 140 members of Judge Lim’s motives (17th term) at the Judicial Research and Training Institute issued a statement, saying, “The person who should be impeached is not Judge Im, it is Supreme Court Chief Kim Myung-soo.” They said, “Even though the judiciary should defend the independence of the judiciary more than anyone else, it was impatient to see the political circles, and the judges were thrown out to get caught up in a whirlwind of unfair political impeachment.” It made me feel suicidal.”
The day was also set for the criminal passport that passed the impeachment bill of Vice-President Lim. In a statement, they pointed out that “the real reason is to be dissatisfied with some of the recent rulings and to intimidate judges to tame the judiciary.”
The’real name criticism’ against the chief of the judiciary also comes from within the court. Judge Yoon Jong-gu, head of the Seoul High Court, posted a post on Courtnet on the court’s internal network, emphasizing that “entering and leaving the office of a judge is the freedom of choice guaranteed by the Constitution.” . It was a criticism of Supreme Court Chief Kim, who had not accepted the resignation of Vice-President Lim.
The opposition is calling for the resignation of Chief Justice Kim and is launching a general offensive. At an emergency press conference on this day, Kim Jong-in, chairman of the People’s Forces Emergency Response Committee, directly hit Supreme Court Chief Kim, writing primary expressions such as’subordinate to judge impeachment’,’false fraud,”politicians wearing only legal suits’. He said, “If we don’t decide to move on our own, the people will not tolerate it,” he said. “From the’No Justice Minister’ to the’No Court Chief’, the judicial institution, the last bastion of law and justice, is transformed into a lawless world. I am really sorry for the reality I did.”
Members of the People’s Power visited the Supreme Court that day, met Chief Justice Kim, and delivered their protest. Rep. Kim Do-eup, who came out after the interview, said to the reporters, “The chief of the Supreme Court, who lied to the people, requested that he be given down because he was not qualified,” and “(Supreme Chief Kim) replied as if he had no intention of withdrawing.”
On the other hand, voices continue to urge the Constitutional Court to make a strict decision to intervene in the trial. In a statement, the Attorneys’ Association for Democratic Society (Minbyun) said in a statement, “(Impeach the judges of Judicial Nongdan), the National Assembly has only done what it has to do now and expresses regret rather than applause that it is very late.” I hope not.” It is known that the Constitutional Judge Lee Seok-tae was in charge of the Impeachment Tribunal of the Constitutional Justice. Lee was nominated by Supreme Court Chief Kim in 2018.
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