Cho Kuk: “We missed the right time for judicial reform due to the power struggle… If we continue like this, we will be defeated in the general election.”

“We must ‘shut up and unite’ and push for the impeachment of Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae.”

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Gyeong-joon = On the 25th, Cho Kuk, director of the Innovation Policy Research Institute of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, criticized the Democratic Party of Korea, saying, "We missed the opportune time for the 'impeachment of Cho Hee-dae' and judicial reform by wasting precious time by being immersed in the internal power struggle through the merger debate with the Innovation Party and competition for party leadership at the national convention."

In an article posted on Facebook that day, Director Cho claimed, “If this continues, it is clear that we will be defeated by civil war and extreme right-wing forces in the 2028 general election.”

He then asked, “Do you think we will lose the general election and win the presidential election?”

Director Cho's message came out in the process of criticizing Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon's acquittal in the second trial of the 'Myeong Tae-gyun public opinion poll fee suspicion' case.

Director Cho pointed out, "Mayor Oh's second trial acquittal was a 'counterattack of judicial politics'" and "It was a show of power showing that they (the judiciary) are above the people and the National Assembly, and it was a disregard and mockery of the citizens of the cheering bar."

Director Cho, who mentioned the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on the death of Chae Sang-byeong in the line of duty by Lim Seong-geun, former head of the 1st Marine Division, and the first trial of former Prime Minister Han Deok-soo's non-appointment as a Constitutional Court judge, claimed, "The condemnation of the rebellion is in the hands of 'Cho Hee-dae's judiciary,' but the National Assembly is giving up its hands."

In effect, the Democratic Party was held responsible for failing to carry out the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Cho.

Director Cho said, "I almost got cursed" in response to a media report that said that as Mayor Oh was acquitted in the second trial, some in the Democratic Party said, "There is an atmosphere of relief as the possibility of a Seoul mayoral by-election in which victory is difficult to guarantee has diminished."

He then asked, “Does the political party that thinks it did well since it is likely to lose in the Seoul mayoral by-election qualify as the ruling party?” and “Can this kind of leadership lead to victory in the 2028 general election?”

Director Cho emphasized, “Only by re-establishing the ‘coalition to defeat civil war’ during the presidential election can we prevent the resurgence of civil war and far-right forces and recreate the driving force for major social reform and state administration,” adding, “The Democratic Party must ‘shut up and unite’ and pursue the impeachment of Chief Justice Cho.”

In addition, he urged that the '12/3 Rebellion Liquidation Legislation', which includes the abolition of the National Court Administration, the establishment of the Judicial Administration Committee, and the codification of the right to veto unconstitutional and illegal orders, be concluded quickly.