On October 28, the Cho Kuk Innovation Party claimed that Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae intervened in the June 3 presidential election and urged him to resign.
Cho Kuk, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the Innovation Party, and others are holding a press conference on the 28th in front of the Supreme Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, demanding the disclosure of the minutes of the Supreme Court emergency meeting during martial law and related documents, as well as the resignation of Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae. Photo by Yonhap News
The Innovation Party held a press conference in front of the Supreme Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on this day, declaring, "If this demand is ignored, we will strongly pursue all legal and political measures, including the impeachment of Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae."
The party criticized the Supreme Court's decision last May to remand the case of Lee Jaemyung, then the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, for a guilty verdict on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act, stating, "Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae blatantly intervened in the presidential election." They also demanded an apology for the ruling and other related actions.
Additionally, the party asserted, "The National Court Administration presided over an emergency meeting on the day of the 12·3 Martial Law. Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae was at the center of this act of rebellion," and called for the full disclosure of the meeting minutes from that time.
They further demanded the acceptance of judicial reform measures, including the abolition of the National Court Administration, and called for a special investigation into the Supreme Court's alleged complicity in the rebellion.
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