Human Rights Commission to Discuss Repeal of "Yoon Suk-yeol Defense Rights Recommendation"

Five Commissioners Jointly Submit Proposal; Plenary Committee to Deliberate Agenda
One Year and Five Months After Recommendation to Guarantee Yoon's Right to Defense

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea is set to discuss an agenda item to repeal its previous decision, which recommended guaranteeing the right to defense for former President Yoon Suk-yeol, and to proceed with a public apology.

On July 14 at 3:00 p.m., the Commission will convene a plenary committee meeting at its headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, where the agenda titled "Repeal of Recommendation to Guarantee the Right to Defense for Former President Yoon Suk-yeol and Resolution on Public Apology" will be tabled for deliberation.

The plenary meeting is being held at the National Human Rights Commission in Jung-gu, Seoul last March. Yonhap News

This agenda proposes repealing the "Recommendation on Measures to Prevent Human Rights Violations Related to the National Crisis Triggered by the Declaration of Martial Law and Expression of Opinion," which was passed in February of last year, and issuing a public apology for eroding public trust through the previous decision. The proposal was jointly submitted by five commissioners: Standing Commissioners Lee Suk-jin and Oh Young-geun, and Non-standing Commissioners Sora-mi, Oh Wan-ho, and Cho Sook-hyun. According to the Commission's regulations, any agenda item submitted by three or more commissioners must be presented to the plenary committee.

At the time the Commission issued its recommendation to guarantee the right to defense for former President Yoon, it expressed the opinion that the Constitutional Court should adhere to due process principles, such as conducting rigorous evidence review equivalent to criminal trials, during the impeachment proceedings. The Commission also recommended that the principle of non-custodial trials be upheld for defendants in martial law-related cases, and that investigative agencies adhere to the principle of non-custodial investigations.

During the plenary committee meeting, commissioners are expected to debate whether to repeal the agenda and the necessity of proceeding with a public apology.

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