Kim Minseok: "We'll Proceed Step by Step, Including a Parliamentary Investigation, on Jo Heedae Impeachment"

Broader Opposition Bloc Pushes Back After Oh Sehoon’s Acquittal on Appeal... Calls for Impeachment Grow

Kim Minseok, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said the party would proceed with its planned response to calls to impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice Jo Heedae, including a parliamentary investigation.

Yonhap News Agency

Speaking to reporters after attending a sports event for photojournalists at the National Assembly on October 24, Kim said the party would “proceed step by step as originally planned, including a parliamentary investigation” in response to calls within the party to impeach Jo following Seoul Mayor Oh Sehoon’s acquittal on appeal.

Asked about the schedule for pursuing a parliamentary investigation into Jo, Kim said, “I understand that the party’s parliamentary leadership is coordinating various options.”

On Oh’s acquittal on appeal on charges of violating the Political Funds Act, Kim said he would refer to the position he had stated the previous day.

On October 23, after Oh was acquitted on appeal, Kim criticized the ruling as “difficult to understand and accept, both legally and by common sense.”

Calls to impeach Jo have continued among parties in the broader opposition bloc since Oh’s acquittal.

The Rebuilding Korea Party called for Jo’s impeachment and the dissolution of the National Court Administration. Within the Democratic Party of Korea, members aligned with Jeong Cheong-rae have also argued that impeachment proceedings should begin immediately.

Lee Seongyoon, a Democratic Party of Korea Supreme Council member, said, “These days, the public questions whether the Jo Heedae court is committed to ending the insurrection,” and called for impeachment proceedings against Jo to begin immediately.

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