On the 17th, an interrogation was held on a case of injunction filed by former People’s Power Representative Lee Jun-seok to suspend the transition to the party’s emergency committee. The key is whether a procedural flaw occurred during the non-subrogation conversion process. The results of the injunction are expected to come out as early as this week.
The Civil Settlement Division 51 (Chief Judge Hwang Jung-soo) of the Seoul Southern District Court interrogated the case of the injunction once morest the People’s Power and Ho-Young Joo, the chairman of the Supreme Court. It has been a week since former CEO Lee filed an injunction application with the court on the 10th. The court also merged and heard the case of injunction raised by the pro-Lee Jun-seok group, ‘Restraining the People’s Power’. Former leader Lee met with reporters in front of the court on the same day and said, “I will tell the court regarding the procedural errors and the damage to democracy within the party.”
Former Chairman Lee argued that there were procedural flaws in the process of transitioning to non-substitutes, which went once morest the party constitution and party rules. The issue is that a member of the Supreme Council, who has already announced his resignation, participated in the vote of the Supreme Council. It is regarding the fact that lawmakers Bae Hyun-jin and Yoon Young-seok, who announced their resignations at the highest meeting that decided to convene a national committee for the transition to non-captain on the 2nd, appeared. The two participated in the decision on the grounds that ‘the resignation letter was not received’.
It is also known that Lee’s side also took issue with the fact that floor leader Kwon Seong-dong, who announced that he would step down from his acting role, performed duties such as appointing the non-chairman as an acting representative. The issue is whether it is appropriate for the Standing National Committee to interpret the party’s situation as an ’emergency situation’ by the Standing National Committee on the 5th. Regarding the timing of the judgment, an official of the Southern District Court said, “We will make a decision soon following carefully considering it.”
The fate of the passport came to depend on the judgment of the court. If the provisional injunction is cited, the formation of the non-captain itself will be invalidated, and the party will fall into great chaos. There is also the possibility of a conflict between the opinion that “Let us re-launch the non-captain in accordance with the procedural requirements” and the argument that “Let’s hold a new national convention because there is no justification or justification for the formation of the non-captain”. If this happens, the internal redness of the party will deepen, and it is expected that a decline in the approval rating of the passport will be inevitable. There is also the view that Lee’s political position will be strengthened and the landscape of passport power will fluctuate.
In the event of dismissal, it is expected that Lee’s position within the party will be greatly weakened as criticisms of legally shaking the party grow. The possibility of ‘Lee Dae-nam (male in his 20s)’, the former representative’s core support group, and some of the middle classes, is also being discussed. Regarding the future response, former CEO Lee predicted the possibility of additional lawsuits, saying, “Even if it is dismissed, it is a matter that should be dealt with in the original bill.”
By Yang Gil-seong, staff reporter [email protected]
