
A police officer guards the principle entrance of the Constitutional Courtroom in Jongno District, Seoul, Sunday. Yonhap
The authorized representatives of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday demanded the Constitutional Courtroom exclude certainly one of its eight justices in trials over Yoon’s failed martial legislation bid final month.
Yoon’s legal professionals made the request as they are saying Constitutional Courtroom Justice Jeong Gye-seon will make it tough for the court docket to give you a good ruling as a result of her progressive inclinations.
The court docket can reject the request whether it is apparently geared toward delaying the trials.
Final month, the opposition-controlled Nationwide Meeting voted in favor of the appointment of three Constitutional Courtroom judges — Jeong and Ma Eun-hyuk, each nominated by the principle opposition Democratic Get together, and Cho Han-chang, really useful by the ruling Folks Energy Get together.
Performing President and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok permitted the appointment for 2 of them, Jeong and Cho.
Yoon’s authorized staff additionally filed an objection towards the court docket’s resolution to set Yoon’s first date for pleading on Jan. 14. They stated the trials on impeached performing President Han Duck-soo ought to be held first.
Earlier performing President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was impeached after refusing to nominate the justices to the Constitutional Courtroom.
Yoon made a martial legislation declaration on Dec. 3, citing removing of anti-state forces, which lasted solely six hours earlier than lawmakers voted to carry the measure on the Nationwide Meeting. The Meeting impeached Yoon on Dec. 14 and accused him of riot. (Yonhap)