Seo Sangbeom, Former Blue House Legal Secretary, Announces Candidacy for Guro District Mayor By-election
Joguk Innovation Party Highlights Seo's Role in President Yoon's Impeachment Prosecution Team
Seo Expects Constitutional Court to Deliver Unanimous Ruling on Impeachment Trial
Seo Sang-beom, the legal committee chairman of the Joguk Innovation Party and a representative for President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment prosecution team in the National Assembly, announced his intention to run for the Seoul Guro District Mayor by-election.
On the 16th, at a current issues press briefing held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, Seo Sang-beom, Chairman of the Legal Committee, announced that he will run as a candidate of the Joguk Innovation Party in the by-election for the Guro District Office Chief in Seoul, scheduled for April 2. Yonhap News
A representative of the Joguk Innovation Party said at a press briefing held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 16th, "Candidate Seo Sang-beom, who is running in the Guro District Mayor by-election on April 2, is coincidentally a member of the impeachment prosecution legal team for the Constitutional Court and National Assembly, so we gathered the media to talk about this."
Chairman Seo served as the legal secretary at the Blue House during the Moon Jae-in administration and acted as a representative for President Yoon's impeachment trial in the National Assembly. Having gained recognition as a key figure in the National Assembly's impeachment process for President Yoon, he received a nomination for a basic local government head position and completed his candidate registration. Regarding this, Shin Jang-sik, a member of the Joguk Innovation Party, explained in his opening remarks, "(Chairman Seo) has completed his role as an impeachment prosecution representative," adding, "He no longer has any role left as a legal professional."
Regarding the confirmation of the Constitutional Court's ruling date, Chairman Seo stated, "Personally, I believe an 8-0 unanimous acceptance in President Yoon's impeachment trial is natural and expected," but added, "However, since the public is divided during this process, the Constitutional Court feels a heavy burden in setting the ruling date. If the ruling date is set before the weekend, there are concerns about conflicts, so I expect the ruling to be announced during the weekdays."
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