DPK leader urges Supreme Court chief to resign over written recommendation of new justices
Kim Min-seok, former prime minister and newly elected chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), on Wednesday urged Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae to step down, taking issue with his written recommendation of two new Supreme Court justice nominees to the president the previous day. "I believe it is right for Cho, the worst chief justice since the nation's liberation, to step…
Former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, now head of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), called on Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae to resign on Wednesday. Kim criticized Cho over his written recommendation for two new Supreme Court justices that the president received the previous day. Kim stated that Cho is the worst chief justice since the nation's liberation and should step down.
Kim questioned how a person in such a position could commit such judicial misconduct openly without any shame. On Tuesday, Cho recommended Son Bong-kie from the Daegu District Court and Kim Sung-soo from the Seoul High Court for appointment as new Supreme Court justices by the president. Typically, the chief justice meets with the president to make a personal recommendation after coordination.
Cho reportedly sent the recommendations in writing instead. Kim added that the public has endured and granted Cho the opportunity to serve.
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