PPP to File Competence Dispute over Cheong Wa Dae's Demand for Supreme Court Justice Re-Nomination

The People Power Party (PPP) has decided to file a petition for an adjudication on a competence dispute with the Constitutional Court regarding Cheong Wa Dae's rejection of Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-de's recommendation of a Supreme Court justice nominee and its request for a re-nomination.

The PPP stated in a press notice today (September 20), "Regarding the infringement on the National Assembly's right to consent to the appointment of a Supreme Court justice and lawmakers' rights of deliberation and voting caused by President Lee's failure to submit the motion for consent to the appointment of Supreme Court justice nominee Sohn Bong-ki and the demand for a re-nomination, we plan to submit a petition for an adjudication on a competence dispute to the Constitutional Court tomorrow."

On August 28, Cheong Wa Dae requested a re-nomination without submitting the motion for consent to the National Assembly for Senior Judge Sohn Bong-ki of the Daegu District Court, who was recommended by Chief Justice Cho, citing reasons such as a "unilateral written recommendation without consultation."

The PPP has condemned Cheong Wa Dae's request for a re-nomination as unconstitutional, saying, "The Chief Justice's authority to recommend candidates is a power specified in the Constitution, but Cheong Wa Dae's demand for a re-nomination lacks any constitutional basis," while demanding that the motion for consent to nominee Sohn Bong-ki's appointment be sent to the National Assembly.

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