The Democratic Party has pressured Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae to promptly initiate the re-nomination process after the Blue House officially requested a re-nomination regarding the Supreme Court justice candidate.
During a press conference on the afternoon of August 28 at the National Assembly, Park Sung-jun, the party's spokesperson, stated, "Today, the Blue House revealed that it has requested a re-nomination for the candidate Son Bong-ki, nominated by Chief Justice Cho. Chief Justice Cho has delayed the re-nomination for seven months without any reason, discarding the value of mutual respect among constitutional institutions with a unilateral written notification."
He further pointed out during a parliamentary inquiry that there had been attempts by the court administration to contact already nominated candidates to invalidate the recommendations of the nomination committee, stating, "This not only undermines the fairness and trust of the personnel process but also constitutes a violation of the Court Organization Act."
Park urged Chief Justice Cho to proceed with the re-nomination process without delay, emphasizing that this is the first Supreme Court nomination under a government of popular sovereignty.
He added, "We must quickly nominate individuals who align with the public's demands for diversity in the Supreme Court, protection of the socially vulnerable, and the guarantee of the right to seek judicial relief, and exercise the nomination authority correctly in accordance with the principles of popular sovereignty and due process."
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