'Pro-June Seok Lee Faction' Gukbasae Also Files Collective Injunction Lawsuit with 1,558 Plaintiffs

Submission of Petition by General Citizens on the 12th
Lee's Dismissal Criticized as Violation of Party Member Sovereignty
"Precedents Exist in Open Uri Party and Minsaeng Party, etc."

Shin In-gyu, former full-time deputy spokesperson of the People Power Party, is speaking at a large debate hosted by "Restoring the People Power Party" (Gukbasae), attended by party members supporting Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, at a cafe in Yeouido, Seoul on the 8th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunji Kwon] The “Gukbasae (Restoring the People Power Party),” composed of the “Pro-Lee Jun-seok faction,” will file an injunction to suspend the effectiveness of the transition to the People Power Party’s Emergency Response Committee on the 11th.

Shin In-kyu, former full-time deputy spokesperson of the People Power Party and leader of Gukbasae, stated on his Facebook on the same day, “The injunction will be electronically filed in the morning,” adding, “A total of 1,558 responsible party members are applicants.” After the electronic lawsuit, Gukbasae plans to submit related documents and a list of plaintiffs to the Seoul Southern District Court and also intends to submit petitions received from ordinary citizens on the 12th.

The core argument of Gukbasae is that the dismissal of Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, violated the principle of party member democracy. They claim there were procedural flaws in automatically dismissing the party leader, who was elected at the party’s highest decision-making body, the party convention, through subordinate bodies such as the Standing National Committee and the National Committee, which infringed on the sovereignty of party members.

In a phone interview with Asia Economy, former deputy spokesperson Shin pointed out, “To dismiss the party leader, the procedures stipulated in the party constitution and regulations must be followed, but they were not observed at all.” Regarding the court’s judgment, he said, “There are precedents from the former Uri Party, and when there was a dispute over representative authority in the Minsheng Party, the court intervened and accepted the case,” expressing a high likelihood of acceptance.

After submitting the petition, former deputy spokesperson Shin is expected to hold a press conference in front of the court to explain the current status of Gukbasae and future activity plans.