Main opposition to seek prosecution probe against chief justice
Posted : 2021-02-12 15:17
Updated : 2021-02-13 09:36
Chief Supreme Court Justice Kim Meong-su arrives at the Supreme Court in Seoul s Seocho District on Feb. 9. Yonhap
The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Friday stepped up its pressure on the chief justice to step down for his alleged role in the parliamentary impeachment of a judge, threatening to file a criminal complaint against him if he refuses to resign. (The PPP) has a stance that it will lodge a complaint against Chief Supreme Court Justice Kim Meong-su with the prosecution if he does not step down, Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon, who heads the party s campaign against the chief justice, told Yonhap News Agency. The complaint, in that case, will be filed early next week, he added.
National Assembly passes impeachment motion against judge accused of judicial power abuse
Posted : 2021-02-04 19:32
Updated : 2021-02-04 21:26
National Assembly Speaker Rep. Park Byeong-seug puts an impeachment motion against judge Lim Seong-geun to a vote on Feb. 4, 2021. Yonhap
In an unprecedented move, the National Assembly passed a motion Thursday to impeach a senior judge who has been accused of abusing judicial power in several politically sensitive court rulings.
The motion to oust Lim Seong-geun, currently a senior judge at the Busan High Court, marks the first-ever impeachment bill passed against a sitting justice in the country.
The assembly led by the ruling Democratic Party (DP) voted 179 to 102 in favor of impeaching Lim, with three abstentions and four spoiled votes, clearing the way for the motion to go to the Constitutional Court for a final decision.