"Maeunhyeok Must Be Appointed by the 1st" Opposition's Final Ultimatum... Ruling Party: "Impeachment Threat Is Confession of Rebellion"

Democratic Party: "If Han Deok-su Does Not Appoint Ma Eun-hyuk, We Will Take Serious Action"
People Power Party: "Collective Madness Pushing Baseless Impeachment"

The Democratic Party issued a final ultimatum to Acting President and Prime Minister Han Deok-su to appoint Ma Eun-hyuk as a Constitutional Court Justice by the 1st of next month. The People Power Party raised their voices in criticism, calling the Democratic Party's impeachment threat a 'confession of rebellion.'

Democratic Party: "Han Deok-su, If Ma Eun-hyuk Is Not Appointed by the 1st, We Will Take Serious Action"

Park Chan-dae, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, held a press conference at the National Assembly on the 30th and stated, "If Acting President Han does not fulfill his duty to uphold the Constitution, the party will take serious action." This is interpreted as a statement considering even the re-impeachment of Acting President Han.

Park said, "If Prime Minister Han, upon first becoming Acting President, had immediately appointed the three Constitutional Court Justices recommended by the National Assembly according to the Constitution, the ringleader of the rebellion would have been dismissed long ago and constitutional order restored," adding, "Han has blatantly refused this and is still deliberately not implementing the Constitutional Court's decision."

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Park claimed that the essence of rejecting Ma Eun-hyuk's appointment is a 'conspiracy for Yoon Seok-yeol's return' and a 'second martial law scheme.' He pointed out, "The rejection of Ma's appointment is a thoroughly intentional act," and "The plan is to deliberately delay Ma's appointment until April 8, when Justices Moon Hyung-bae and Lee Mi-seon’s terms expire, to incapacitate the Constitutional Court."

Park warned that if Acting President Han does not appoint Ma by the final deadline, all measures will be considered. When asked if the serious action meant impeachment, he replied, "After April 1, any decision to prevent this chaos can be made," and "We will take all possible actions."

Regarding the extension of the terms of Justices Moon Hyung-bae and Lee Mi-seon, he said, "I understand there are lawmakers preparing to propose such a bill," adding, "If necessary, laws will be proposed and actions to enforce them will be included."

However, he drew a line on the claim by Democratic Party's first-term lawmakers that they would push for the sequential impeachment of Cabinet members if Han does not appoint Ma by that day, saying, "There is no plan to implement that at this time."

People Power Party: "Opposition’s Impeachment Threat Denies Separation of Powers, Amounts to a Coup"

The People Power Party directly criticized the Democratic Party’s first-term lawmakers who threatened the sequential impeachment of Acting President Han and Cabinet members, calling it "a coup that denies the separation of powers" and "a confession of rebellion."

Park Min-young, spokesperson for the People Power Party, issued a statement saying, "Democratic Party first-term lawmakers threatened to immediately impeach all Cabinet members if Acting President Han does not appoint Ma Eun-hyuk as Constitutional Court Justice," and called it "a collective madness pushing baseless impeachment to incapacitate the Cabinet."

She added, "This is a clear confession of rebellion," and argued, "Just threatening sequential impeachment to overthrow the executive branch constitutes conspiracy and incitement of rebellion, and carrying it out would be a crime of rebellion."

Park warned, "Such an idea itself is a coup denying the separation of powers and a serious challenge to democracy," and "This reckless move will boomerang and overwhelm the Democratic Party."

People Power Party lawmaker Yoon Sang-hyun also held a press conference that day, saying, "The Democratic Party reminds one of the terrifying scenes where the Islamic militant group IS kidnaps prisoners and beheads them one by one," urging, "They must immediately stop this reckless reign of terror."

People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo stated on social media (SNS), "Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung has led first-term lawmakers to threaten impeachment," and argued, "The 72 members who have betrayed the people and livelihoods should immediately resign from their parliamentary seats."

People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won also wrote on SNS, "If the claims of the first-term lawmakers represent the Democratic Party’s official stance, the government should immediately file a constitutional party dissolution lawsuit."

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