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Blue House repeats call for chief justice to speed up Supreme Court justice re-request
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The Blue House said on Oct 6 that its position is unchanged: the Supreme Court chief justice should respect the candidate recommendation committee and proceed as quickly as possible with re-requesting a Supreme Court justice appointment. Senior deputy spokesperson Kang Yu-jung told a briefing the presidential office has “not changed” its stance, after Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae said at a National Assembly audit earlier that day that National Assembly involvement in the appointment request is unconstitutional.
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The Blue House said on Oct 6 that its position on the re-requesting of a Supreme Court justice appointment is unchanged, repeating that the Supreme Court chief justice should respect the candidate recommendation committee and move as quickly as possible. Senior deputy spokesperson Kang Yu-jung, speaking at a briefing, said the presidential office's stance “has not changed,” in response to a question about Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae's remarks at a National Assembly audit earlier that day. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Hankook Ilbo, Kyunghyang Shinmun and SBS News carried Kang's wording: the chief justice should respect the recommendation committee's recommendation “so that citizens' right to trial is not infringed,” and should carry out the re-requesting procedure as soon as possible. The outlets described the statement as a re-confirmation of the Blue House's existing position rather than a new demand. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
The remarks followed Cho's appearance at the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee audit, where he argued that National Assembly involvement in the chief justice's appointment request runs against the constitutional division of authority between institutions and judicial independence and is therefore unconstitutional. SBS News quoted him describing it as “an unconstitutional measure.” Asked directly about that claim, the Blue House restated its previous position. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
None of the documents name the justice seat or the candidate concerned, give the date of the recommendation committee's recommendation, or indicate whether the chief justice will act on the Blue House request. Chosun Ilbo's account was limited to a feed summary stating that the Blue House again demanded that Cho begin the re-requesting procedure. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Почему это важно
The exchange puts the presidential office against the head of the judiciary over a Supreme Court appointment, with the Blue House framing prompt action as necessary so that citizens' right to trial is not infringed. The documents, all from business-type outlets covering the same briefing, give no detail on how the standoff will be resolved or what happens next.
Ключевые факты
- The Blue House said on Oct 6 that the Supreme Court chief justice should respect the recommendation committee's recommendation and proceed with re-requesting a Supreme Court justice appointment as quickly as possible. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Senior deputy spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said at a briefing that the Blue House position has not changed. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae said at a National Assembly audit that National Assembly involvement in the appointment request is unconstitutional. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The Blue House re-confirmed its position after being asked about Cho's audit remarks. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The Blue House said the committee's recommendation should be respected so that citizens' right to trial is not infringed. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
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- The Blue House asked Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae to respect the recommendation committee's recommendation and to proceed quickly with the re-requesting of a Supreme Court justice appointment. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Senior deputy spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said the Blue House position has not changed, in response to Cho's audit remarks. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Cho said at the National Assembly audit that National Assembly involvement in the appointment request is unconstitutional. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Пока неясно
- Which Supreme Court justice seat or candidate is at issue, and when the recommendation committee made its recommendation. No document names the candidate, the seat or a date for the committee's recommendation.
- Whether Chief Justice Cho will proceed with the re-requesting process. No document reports a response from the chief justice to the Blue House request.
- When the re-requesting procedure would take place. The documents describe the procedure only in general terms and give no schedule.
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- Chosun Ilbo reports that the Blue House again demanded that Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae begin the re-requesting procedure. [ 1 ]
- Hankook Ilbo reports the Blue House briefing and Kang Yu-jung's remarks. [ 2 ]
- Kyunghyang Shinmun reports the same briefing, noting the Blue House position is unchanged. [ 3 ]
- SBS News reports the Blue House re-confirmation after Cho's audit remarks. [ 4 ]