Kim Min-seok on Question About Impeaching Chief Justice Cho: "Step by Step as Originally Planned, Including Parliamentary Probe"

Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok stated today (October 24) regarding moves to pursue the impeachment of Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, "We will proceed step by step as originally planned, including a parliamentary investigation."

Kim made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending an athletic event for photojournalists held at the National Assembly, when asked what he thought about voices rising within the party regarding Chief Justice Cho's impeachment following the appellate court ruling on Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon.

Regarding the schedule for pushing ahead with a parliamentary probe into Chief Justice Cho, he said, "I understand that party leadership in the National Assembly is coordinating various factors."

On Mayor Oh's acquittal in the appellate court on charges of violating the Political Funds Act, Kim said, "I think what I said yesterday will suffice."

The previous day, immediately after Mayor Oh was acquitted in the appellate trial, Kim met with reporters and stated, "It is a ruling that is difficult to understand and accept, both in terms of legal principles and common sense."

Within the broader ruling camp, demands have emerged over Mayor Oh's appellate verdict, such as "Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae must be impeached and the National Court Administration dismantled" (Rebuilding Korea Party).

Separately, the pro-Jung (pro-Jung Cheong-rae) faction raised their voices insisting that impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Cho should begin immediately, with Supreme Council member Lee Sung-yoon stating, "These days, the public doubts the Cho Hee-dae court's determination to clear out rebellion."

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