On the 5th, members of the People’s Power Impeachment Transaction Investigation Group, Je-won Jang, Ki-hyun Kim, and Sang-beom Yoo (from left), who visited the Supreme Court asking for an interview with Chief Justice Kim Myung-soo on the 5th, sit on the floor and protest when access is blocked by security staff. [뉴시스]
– The impeachment of Deputy Chief Judge Im Seong-geun has been excommunicated both inside and outside the courthouse.
“The person to be impeached, not Lim Seong-geun, but Kim Myung-soo”
Judge Lim’s statement of 147 motives
Kim Jong-in “decision to take up a master of lies”
Supreme Court Chief Kim silently responds to requests for resignation
– The 17th term of the Judicial Research and Training Institute stated in a statement released on the 5th that “the reason why parliamentarians are trying to impeach Judge Im (omitted) is to complain of some recent rulings and try to tame the judiciary.” They also criticized “The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, not protecting the judge he was supposed to protect, thrown him into a whirlwind of impeachment, and even lied,” and criticized that “The person to be impeached is not Judge Seong-geun Lim, but Chief Justice Kim Myung-soo.”
The 17th period is the motive of Judge Lim’s Judicial Research and Training Institute. A statement about this content was posted in the online group chat room, where 200 out of 300 people joined, and 147 people agreed by 9 pm that day. This statement was led by Kim Hyun, the former president of the Korean Bar Association, who is in charge of the 17th president of the Judicial Research and Training Institute. Former association president Kim said, “It is difficult to disclose the real name as some of the incumbent judges were included among those who participated in the statement.” He added, “It is a big mistake to see the politicians notice by the Chief Justice, who should protect the independence of the judiciary more than anyone else.”
In the transcript exposed by Judge Lim on the 4th, Chief Justice Kim refused to accept Judge Lim’s resignation, saying, “If I accept the resignation, what will the National Assembly hear?” However, the day before, Supreme Court Chief Kim issued a statement stating that “there is no fact that he said that the resignation could not be accepted due to the issue of impeachment.” In less than a day, as a lie was revealed, Chief Justice Kim was engulfed in political neutrality, violation of the separation of powers, and controversy about lying.
The real name criticism continued inside the court. Jong-gu Yoon, deputy judge of the Seoul High Court, wrote in Courtnet, the court’s internal network, that “entering and advancing as a judge is the freedom of choice guaranteed by the Constitution,” and “to limit basic rights, there must be constitutional justification.” Chief Justice Kim referred to the’political situation’ of the National Assembly and criticized Judge Lim for his refusal to accept the constitutional rights. Deputy Judge Jung Wook-do of the Daegu District Court also emphasized on the court’s internal network the day before, “I hope that by defining people who are not on my side as enemies, I do not get caught up in the outside political forces that want to influence the court and cause self-determination.”
Political circles also added to the criticism of the Chief Justice. On this day, members of the’impeachment transaction fact-finding group’ including Kim Ki-hyun, Kim Do-eup, Jang Je-won, Jeon Ju-hye, and Yoo Sang-beom, the power of the people, urged voluntary resignation at a meeting with Chief Justice Kim. Regarding this, Supreme Court Chief Kim consistently answered with silence. The investigation team said, “In fact, it seems that they have refused to resign.” Kim Jong-in, chairman of the People’s Power Emergency Response Committee, also volunteered for an emergency press conference at the National Assembly on the same day, saying, “If the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court does not decide to take over, he strongly warns that the public will not tolerate it.” Chairman Kim also poured out accusations such as “the master of lies” and “Pinocchio Chief Justice.”
On the other hand, the group of attorneys for a democratic society commented, “As discussions on impeachment proceedings urgently proceeded, the anti-constitutional actions of the judges of the Judicial Non-Constitutional Group were not sufficiently known.” “The National Assembly has just done what it has to do.” The case of the impeachment trial against Judge Lim has been transferred to the Constitutional Court. Judge Lee Seok-tae was in charge of the referee.
Reporters Kim Soo-min, Kim Ki-jeong, and Park Hyun-ju [email protected]
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