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Jang Dong-hyuk vows to fight for Lee Jae-myung's impeachment and trial resumption

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk vowed to "fight with his shirt off" for the impeachment of Lee Jae-myung and the resumption of his trial.
  • Jang criticized the presidential office's decision not to submit a confirmation motion for a Supreme Court justice nominee as anti-constitutional and anti-democratic.
  • Other party members, including Park Sung-hoon and Ahn Cheol-soo, also voiced strong criticism regarding the presidential office's actions and the political implications.

People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk has declared his intention to "fight with his shirt off" for the impeachment of Lee Jae-myung and the resumption of his trial. This strong statement was made on Facebook, referencing past remarks by Democratic Party lawmaker Park Ji-won.

We will fight with our shirts off for the impeachment of Lee Jae-myung and the resumption of Lee Jae-myung's trial.

— Jang Dong-hyukStating his commitment to political action against Lee Jae-myung.

Jang's comments were prompted by the presidential office's decision not to submit a confirmation motion for Supreme Court Justice nominee Son Bong-ki to the National Assembly. Jang characterized this move as anti-constitutional and anti-democratic, arguing that the People Power Party must not remain silent in the face of such actions. He invoked Park Ji-won's 2023 statement, which advocated for the Democratic Party to "fight with its shirt off" against anti-democratic behavior.

The People Power Party must not remain silent in the face of anti-separation of powers and anti-democratic actions.

— Jang Dong-hyukUrging his party to take a strong stance.

"To put it in Park Ji-won's words, the request for re-nomination is an anti-constitutional, anti-separation of powers act that destroys democracy and the constitution," Jang stated, further emphasizing that this constitutes grounds for presidential impeachment.

To put it in Park Ji-won's words, the request for re-nomination is an anti-constitutional, anti-separation of powers act that destroys democracy and the constitution.

— Jang Dong-hyukCriticizing the presidential office's handling of the Supreme Court nominee.

Park Sung-hoon, the People Power Party's chief spokesperson, echoed these sentiments, accusing the president of leading the destruction of the constitution. He announced plans for legal and political responses, including a power dispute lawsuit, once the Supreme Court chief justice's position is finalized. Meanwhile, Ahn Cheol-soo suggested that if the Democratic Party found the nominee truly unsuitable, they could reject the confirmation motion with their majority in the National Assembly, implying the presidential office's hesitation stemmed from internal party fears.

This constitutes grounds for presidential impeachment.

— Jang Dong-hyukElevating the criticism to a potential impeachment issue.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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