Kim Myung-soo, who broke the silence of former ‘Judge’s Hair’, “Don’t be swayed by baseless accusations”

The Chief of the Supreme Court, Kim Myung-soo. [뉴스1]

The head of the Supreme Court, Kim Myung-soo, broke a long silence on the criticism of the ruling party and expressed a critical stance.

Chief Justice Kim said at the court’s 11th day ceremony: “Beyond rational criticism of the ruling, even if there is an unfounded criticism or attack, we must focus on the trial without being shaken.” It was the support that has supported the judiciary, ”he said. He said: “The more severe the conflict and confrontation, the more valuable is the independence of the judiciary.”

This is the first time that the head of the Supreme Court, Kim, mentions the “independence of the judiciary” and “external criticism” in his speech this year. Chief Justice Kim mentioned the “independence of the judiciary” in his New Year’s Day greetings and delegation of national judges in May. But at the end of the speech, I spoke like for a moment.

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun criticized Judge Park Hyeong-soon who allowed the Liberation Day rally. [뉴스1]

Chief Justice Kim’s speech on the day is interpreted as a response to the recent indictment of a certain judge who allowed the Liberation Day rally by adding not only the ruling party legislator but also Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun. . The ruling party created the ‘Park Hyeong-soon ban’ after the judge’s name and criticized the court.

In response to comments from Supreme Court Chief Kim, on the day, a reaction emerged within the court called ‘Manshijitan’. The Chief Justice of the Superior Court, who works in the metropolitan area, said: “In reality that personal information about judges has become commonplace, it is too late to express the position of the Chief Justice.”

In his commemorative speech, Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim also emphasized the need to push forward the legislation on the National Assembly’s ‘Judicial Reform Law’ and discuss improving the appeal. Chief Justice Kim announced his own reform proposal in December 2018 to abolish the court administration office and replace it with a judicial administration meeting that includes judges and outside experts.

Former Chief Justice Yang Seung-tae, accused of abuse of judicial administration authority, attends an ongoing trial held last month at the Seoul Central District Court.[뉴스1]

Supreme Court Chief Kim said: “A complete reorganization of the judicial administration structure is impossible without a major revision of the law at the end,” he said. Chief Justice Kim criticized this as “a product of the will and determination of the judiciary that the judicial administration should be faithful to its original role in supporting the trial, and Chuho should not have room to intervene in the trial.”

However, the reform proposal was not even started for the second year because it was not highly evaluated by the opposition parties. The Supreme Court does not have the authority to initiate laws, so legislators must appear. However, the Supreme Court was unable to persuade a single member of the 300 lawmakers.

Chief Justice Kim stressed the need for reorganization, saying: “Amid the explosive appeals case, a social consensus has long formed that the appeals system must be improved to normalize the appeals system.” . He said: “In the case of cases that require a professional hearing, such as labor and maritime, the need to establish a specialized court will be carefully reviewed.”

Chief Justice Kim said: “The judiciary has been telling us that it must correct past errors and return to its original position and fulfill its constitutional mission and the responsibilities assigned by the people.” Chief Justice Kim concluded his speech by saying: “Let us keep the value of good judgment in our hearts and take a bold step towards where the judiciary should be.”

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