與 “Conducting a national investigation on suspicion of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court”… Report goals for plenary session on the 5th of next month (comprehensive)

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Gyeong-joong and Jeong Yeon-sol = The Democratic Party of Korea held a general meeting of lawmakers at the National Assembly on the 27th and decided to conduct a government investigation to determine the truth of various allegations raised against Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae.

Jeon Eun-soo, floor spokesperson of the Democratic Party, met with reporters after the general meeting of lawmakers and said, "The consensus was that a government investigation should be conducted, and it was decided to conduct a government investigation."

When asked about the specific schedule, former floor spokesperson said, "It hasn't been decided yet," but said the goal is to handle the request for a government investigation at the plenary session on the 5th of next month.

The Democratic Party is expected to adopt a government investigation plan and push for a government investigation one to two weeks later.

The Democratic Party initially hinted at the possibility of impeaching Chief Justice Cho due to controversy over political interference and allegations of abuse of power, including his refusal to reappoint the Supreme Court Justice, but has been considering a government investigation as an alternative due to concerns about backlash from moderates.

The Democratic Party's decision to conduct a government investigation into Chief Justice Cho appears to have had the effect of, in addition to the previously raised suspicions, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon's 'suspicion of paying public opinion poll fees' Myung Tae-gyun was found not guilty in the second trial, unlike the first trial.

Analysis suggests that the possibility of the release of First Lady Kim Kun-hee, whose detention period is about to expire, may have had an impact.

Former floor spokesperson said, “We have decided to strongly urge the issuance of a warrant for Kim Kun-hee.”

The Democratic Party left open the possibility of holding an emergency leadership meeting if an extension of arrest is not issued as a result of the interrogation of Ms.

Within the party, the actions of Chief Justice Cho, Mayor Oh's acquittal, and the possibility of Ms. Kim's release have been strongly criticized, saying, in effect, that the judiciary has been politicized.

It is known that the party leadership decided that considering the possibility of impeachment of Chief Justice Cho, the first priority would be to conduct a government investigation and uncover Chief Justice Cho's illegal activities.

According to multiple attendees, the party leadership pointed out that the special investigation into the insurgency and the general special investigation were insufficient in investigating the Supreme Court's illegal activities.

In this situation, if the impeachment of Chief Justice Cho is pursued immediately, there is a possibility that it will be dismissed due to lack of grounds for unconstitutional and illegal acts, so the government investigation should first reveal this.

In addition, it is said that they took into account the fact that in various public opinion polls, the percentage of responses supporting the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Cho was lower than the percentage of responses opposing the impeachment.

However, some lawmakers are said to have expressed the opinion at the general meeting that if Ms. Kim is released or no decision is made on whether to further arrest her, the impeachment of Chief Justice Cho should be immediately considered.

Representative Cho Seung-rae said that he had lost control of political affairs due to his failure to respond properly to the actions of Chief Justice Cho and the judiciary, according to multiple lawmakers.

Ahead of the general meeting of lawmakers on this day, there was a possibility that the so-called 'Special Prosecution Act on Manipulated Prosecutions' and whether to report the results of the internal investigation into suspicions of Shincheonji membership were also raised, but the former floor spokesperson stated that there was no discussion in this regard.

As there are important issues such as the impeachment of Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho and the extension of Ms. Kim's arrest, a consensus appears to have been formed that discussions on the suspicion of Shincheonji membership, which could increase division within the party, should be postponed.