Opposition Calls "Negligence of Duty" vs. Ruling Party Calls "Constitutional Judgment"... Conflict Over 'Suspension of President Lee's Trial'
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Regarding the vacancy for the successor to former Supreme Court Justice Roh Tae-ak, who retired last March due to a conflict between the Blue House and the Supreme Court over the re-nomination of a Supreme Court Justice, which has remained vacant for over half a year, Seoul High Court Chief Judge Kim Dae-woong stated, "It is not desirable for the vacancy of a Supreme Court Justice to be prolonged." On the 16th, Chief Judge Kim [addressed] the st…
Seoul High Court Chief Judge Kim Dae-woong explained during a parliamentary audit that the suspension of President Lee Jae-myung's trial was an independent decision of an individual court and was based on Article 84 of the Constitution. While lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties clashed over whether to resume the trial, Chief Judge Kim clarified that the chief judge has no authority to intervene in the proceedings and expressed the v…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Pyeong-cheon = During the parliamentary audit of the Seoul High Court and Seoul Central District Court by the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee on the 16th, the ruling and opposition parties [discussed] President Lee Jae-myung's trial...
On the 16th, Kim Dae-woong, Chief Judge of the Seoul High Court, stated his position in response to questions from the opposition regarding whether the suspension of President Lee Jae-myung's criminal trial was illegal, asserting that it was "a measure based on Article 84 of the Constitution." Regarding whether the trial would resume, he said, "It is a matter for individual courts to decide." Chief Judge Kim made these remarks while attending t…
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