Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hui-dae Summoned as Witness for Parliamentary Audit as Ruling Party Pushes Motion Through Judiciary Committee

Chief Justice Cho expected to be questioned over refusal to resubmit Supreme Court nominee recommendation
Democratic Party: "Refusal to resubmit must be addressed directly"
People Power Party walks out in protest

The National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee has passed a motion, led by the ruling party, to summon Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hui-dae as a witness for the parliamentary audit.

Yonhap News Agency

On September 28, the committee approved a request for the attendance of witnesses and references for the parliamentary audit, including Chief Justice Cho.

Previously, on August 18, Chief Justice Cho recommended Son Bong-ki, chief judge at Daegu District Court, to President Lee Jaemyung as the successor to former Supreme Court Justice Noh Taek, but the Presidential Office requested a resubmission. On September 22, Chief Justice Cho publicly rejected the request, stating there was no constitutional basis or reason for a resubmission.

Lawmakers from the Democratic Party of Korea claimed that Chief Justice Cho should be directly questioned about his refusal to resubmit the recommendation. Seo Young-gyo, a member of the committee from the Democratic Party, stated, "The chief of the Court Administration called the nominee Supreme Court justices and pressured them to resign," calling for Chief Justice Cho to be summoned as a witness.

The People Power Party protested this and walked out of the meeting without participating in the vote.

Chief Justice Cho himself told the press on his way to work earlier in the morning that he would address the resubmission issue through the National Assembly audit.

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