Kim Min-seok, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 14th that his party is "substantively reviewing every option to correct the chief justice's wrongdoing," warning Supreme Court Chief Justice Jo Hee-de that "both the public and the Democratic Party have clear limits to their patience."
Kim made the remarks at a meeting of the party's supreme council held at the National Assembly that morning, saying, "The time to preserve honor and dignity has passed, and the line of patience for a voluntary resignation is not infinite."
Kim said that "inflating the number of attendees to irregularly process expensive meal costs, and handing out cash to Supreme Court justices every month like pocket money, violate multiple laws including the National Finance Act." He then asked, "If ordinary people say they 'didn't know' or 'weren't involved,' do the courts acquit them all?"
"He stayed silent on the night of the insurrection, intervened in the presidential election through a remand ruling, and improperly undermined the president's appointment authority," Kim said. "The chief justice has already more than exceeded the limit in damaging the Constitution and the law — neutralizing the parliamentary audit by refusing to take the oath, and infringing on the public's right to a trial by refusing to re-recommend nominees."
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party decided to launch an internal special committee in response to a recent string of crimes against women. "We must put an end to a reality in which women are victimized by stalking, dating violence and domestic violence," Kim said. "We will launch a special committee to take particular charge of measures for handling relationship-based crimes." He added, "We will consult with the government to expand free cervical cancer vaccinations from the current target group of women aged 12 to 17 to all women aged 18 to 26."