On the 24th, the Constitutional Court held an impeachment trial date for acting authority Han and rejected the National Assembly's request for impeachment. Constitutional judges were divided into citations, dismissions, and dismissions, but the majority opinion concluded that "some unconstitutionality is recognized, but there are no serious reasons to dismiss Han from his post."
As the Constitutional Court sentenced the decision to dismiss it, all nine of the 13 impeachment cases that have passed the National Assembly led by the Democratic Party of Korea since the inauguration of the Yoon Suk Yeol government have been rejected so far.
Acting President Han issued a public statement after the Constitutional Court's ruling and said, "With the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, the world is facing intensifying competition for hegemony between the U.S. and China and a new geopolitical revolution and economic order reorganization," adding, "We will do our best to maintain stable state administration in accordance with the Constitution and laws, while pouring all wisdom and capabilities into securing Korea's national interests in the trade war that has already come true." Acting President Han △Collusion of emergency martial law, silence, aid △Denying the appointment of a constitutional judge recommended by the National Assembly △Denying the Special Prosecutor Act on Kim Gun-hee and Chae Sang-byung △Trying to run state affairs jointly with former People's Power Representative Han Dong-hoon △Denying the appointment of a permanent special prosecutor for rebellion was impeached.
The Constitutional Court said, "It has been clarified that the approval of a majority of the National Assembly members is sufficient when impeaching the prime minister, who is acting as president," adding, "Although the non-appointment of the Constitutional Court justice candidate is a violation of the Constitution, it cannot be concluded that it is a case of betraying the public's trust, so there is no reason to justify the dismissal."
Out of a total of eight judges, acting Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Moon Hyung-bae and five judges, Lee Mi-sun, Kim Hyung-doo, Jeong Jeong-mi, and Kim Bok-hyung, expressed their opinions. Two judges, Jeong Hyung-sik and Cho Han-chang, expressed their opinions, and only judges from the political line presented their opinions on "citation of impeachment."
Kwon Young-se, chairman of the People's Power Emergency Response Committee, held a press conference and said, "The judiciary left a stern warning against excessive legislative violence by the giant opposition," adding, "The nine losses out of nine are a record defeat that will remain a path in constitutional history." Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized the Constitutional Court, saying, "I don't know if the people will understand the ruling that it has not reached the point of impeachment for violating constitutional obligations."
[Reporter Park Min Gi / Reporter Ahn Jung Hoon]
