The power of the people, the ruling party, enters a ‘week of fate’. On the 4th and 6th, the decision on whether to suspend the duties of Jeong Jin-seok of the People’s Power Emergency Response Committee and additional disciplinary action by the Party’s Central Ethics Committee will be decided on the 4th and 6th, respectively. Depending on the result, Lee’s return to the party is likely to be difficult or the non-captain is expected to become a ‘watershed’.
According to the power of the people on the 2nd, the Party’s Central Ethics Committee requested the former representative to attend a plenary meeting on the 6th and give an explanation. After the plenary meeting on the 29th of last month, Lee Yang-hee, chairman of ethics committee, said, “(Ex-CEO Lee’s additional disciplinary case) will be deliberated on the 6th of next month.”
The Ethics Committee initiated additional disciplinary procedures against former CEO Yoon Seok-yeol, etc. According to the People’s Power Party rules, disciplinary action by the Ethics Committee consists of four stages: warning, suspension of party membership (up to 3 years), solicitation to leave the party, and expulsion.
From inside and outside the power of the people, there are speculations that the Ethics Committee will decide on severe punishment such as expulsion that can completely exclude former CEO Lee. If ex-CEO Lee receives ‘expulsion’ disciplinary action from the Ethics Committee, even if Chairman Chung’s request for an injunction is cited, it will fall under the vacancy of the party leader and the leadership system can be changed.
The People’s Power The revised party constitution stipulates that a non-captain is “to be placed” in case of a vacancy of the party representative, and the previous party constitution stipulated that “can be”. Ho-Young Joo’s acting system or the 3rd non-substitute system will be possible.
The decision of the Ethics Committee is expected to determine the fate of the people’s power in conjunction with the conclusion of the court that concluded a series of injunction interrogations raised by former CEO Lee.
The result of the injunction raised by former CEO Lee is expected to be finalized on the 4th.
The Civil Agreement Part 51 (Chief Judge Hwang Jung-soo) of the Seoul Southern District Court was suspended on the 28th of last month by the former president against the power of the people ▲ ‘Emergency situation’ revision of the Party Constitution Suspension of the National Committee (3rd) ▲ Suspension of the execution of the duties of the Chairman of the Emergency Response Committee, Jeong Jin-seok (4th) ▲The interrogation on the 3rd and 5th injunctions including the suspension of the execution of the 6 members of the non-commissioning committee (5th) has been completed.
At the time, the Seoul Southern District Court announced to the reporters that “a decision on the injunction case related to the power of the people will be made after next week” without revealing the specific timing. The conclusion is expected to be revealed on the 4th at the earliest.
If the court cites a provisional injunction against former Chairman Jeong, such as the suspension of the execution of his duties, the non-captain Jeong Jin-seok will be disbanded and the party will be converted to the ‘acting party representative Joo Ho-young’ system. On the other hand, if the injunction is dismissed, the red light is turned on for former CEO Lee to return to his duties separately from the main lawsuit.
Previously, the court cited the injunction of the suspension of the execution of duties raised by former CEO Joo Ho-young against then-chairman Ho-young Joo. If the court again cites an injunction to suspend the execution of the duties of Chairman Chung, then Non-Captain Jeong Jin-seok will be stranded, and floor leader Joo Ho-young will assume the duties of Acting Vice Chairman or Acting Party Representative. The national convention during Lee’s tenure is bound to be difficult.
It is also a variable whether the court will cite the injunction to suspend the effect of the National Committee, which revised the “emergency situation”, a requirement for establishing a non-captain in the People’s Power Party Constitution, to resign or vacate four or more of the highest elected members.
Even if the court cites the provisional disposition to suspend Chairman Jeong’s duties, if the National Committee rejects the provisional disposition to suspend the effect, it is an emergency situation according to the amended constitution, and the third non-submission system can be switched.
On the other hand, if an injunction to suspend the effect of the National Committee is cited, the effect of the revised party constitution will be suspended.
It is likely that Minority Leader Joo will focus on the early national convention rather than the restoration of the highest-ranking functions, but it is unclear whether former Supreme Council member Kim, who maintained the ‘Lee Jun-seok highest rank’ until the end, will agree to the early national convention.
However, if the court rejects the injunction to suspend the execution of the duties of Chairman Jeong, which was requested by former CEO Lee, the non-captain Jeong Jin-seok will continue to exist until the original case is finalized. Even if the ethics committee decides to expel former CEO Lee, the political burden is not expected to be large.
Jang Dong-hyuk, floor spokesperson, met with reporters at the National Assembly on the 2nd and asked about the Ethics Committee and how to respond to the injunction, saying, “The outcome of the injunction application is still unpredictable, so there is no discussion of how the party will respond.” I don’t think I’m going to give it to you,” he said sparingly.
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