Kim Min-Seok Orders "Respectful Treatment for Public Conduct" Following the Passing of Cho Hee-Dae's father... Considering Offering Condolences.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Park Jae-ha and Choi Ju-seong = On the 31st, Democratic Party of Korea Chairman Kim Min-seok issued a directive within the party to show respect to Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, who suffered the loss of his father...

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Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae's father, Cho Bu-hwan, has passed away at the age of 93. It is reported that Chief Justice Cho is keeping vigil at the wake of his father, who passed away the previous day, in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, on the 31st. A Supreme Court official stated that Chief Justice Cho has decided not to accept condolences from the outside. Chief Justice Cho is the successor to former Supreme Court Justice Roh Tae-ak.

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Along with the news of Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae's father's passing, this report covers the Chief Justice's recent response to refuse to appear as a witness before the National Assembly on the grounds of judicial independence.

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Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae did not report to work at the Supreme Court on the 31st due to the passing of his father, and he will also be absent from the pending questioning session of the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee scheduled for that day. Chief Justice Cho had already expressed his intention not to attend on the 28th, prior to the death of his father. However, Seo Young-kyo, Chairperson of the National Assembly Legisla…