46 Citizens Lose Damages Lawsuit Alleging Choo Kyung-Ho Obstructed Lifting of Martial Law

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The court ruled against the plaintiffs in a damages lawsuit filed by citizens alleging that the People Power Party obstructed the National Assembly's resolution to lift martial law during the December 3rd state of emergency. The court determined that Representative Choo Kyung-ho's actions could not be viewed as intentional obstruction and that there was insufficient evidence to attribute legal liability to the political party.

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Citizens who filed a damages lawsuit claiming they suffered harm because Daegu Mayor Choo Kyung-ho (then floor leader of the People Power Party) obstructed the National Assembly's resolution to lift martial law during the December 3 state of emergency lost in the first trial. According to the judgment document on the 9th, Presiding Judge Choi Jong-doo of the 33rd Civil Division of the Seoul Southern District Court [heard] on the 30th of last mon…

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On the 30th of last month, Daegu Mayor Chu Kyung-ho, who was the Chief Representative of the People's Power at the time of the 12·3 emergency martial law, filed a lawsuit for damages by making claims that they interfered with the National Assembly's resolution to lift martial law. According to the legal community on the 9th, the Seoul Southern District Law Civil 33 (Director Choi Jong-doo) ruled against the plaintiff on the 30th of last month in…

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The plaintiffs lost a civil lawsuit filed against Daegu Mayor Choo Kyung-ho (then floor leader of the People Power Party) alleging that he obstructed the National Assembly's vote to lift martial law during the December 3rd state of emergency. This decision was made because the court ruled that it failed to specifically prove that Mayor Choo's actions at the time were carried out with the intent to obstruct or delay the resolution to lift martia…