Former People's Power representative Han Dong-hoon criticizes postponement of President Lee Jae-myung's appeal for annulment, saying, ”This will remain a big stain in the history of the judiciary.”

When the court postponed the trial to overturn President Lee Jae-myung's violation of the Public Offices Election Act on the 9th, Han Dong-hoon, former head of the People's Power, said, "Today, the judiciary has violated the independence of the judiciary.
"The decision of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea will remain as a big stain in the history of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea," he said in a statement on Fei's blog.
"It is not a provision that would allow a criminal trial that was already in progress with the accused before it began," he wrote.
"The decision must be corrected in every possible way," he said. "The courts trying other presidents should never do this. No one is above the constitution.
"If we fail to correct this principle, we will inherit a wrong country for generations to come," he said. Earlier that morning, the Seoul High Court overturned President Lee's violation of the Public Offices Election Act.
The first trial date for the retrial case was changed from the original date of the 18th to a later date. A later date (presumptive) is a postponement of the scheduled trial date when a reason arises that makes it impossible to proceed with the trial.
Na Kyung-won, a lawmaker from the People's Power Party, also wrote on Fei Book that "No matter how you read Article 84 of the Constitution, it does not mean that it is a criminal offense, that is,
"This means that indictment cannot be brought. And they are going to set a trial date for a later date based on this? The court has finally kowtowed to President Lee Jae-myung."
Rep. Na said, "Today's behavior by the Ministry of Justice is a declaration of retreat from the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, and there is no record of a 'Judicial
"The era of innocence by voters and guilt by non-voters has finally begun," he said. In addition, former judge Kim Ki-hyun, a member of the People's Power, said, "Even a reed lying in the wind can be a stumbling block.
It cannot fall so quickly. The judiciary, the last bastion that should protect the constitution and the rule of law, has abandoned even its basic responsibility today and bowed down to the foot of power," he said.
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