DP-court justice
DP threatens legal action against acting president's nomination of Constitutional Court justices
By Yi Wonju
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The Democratic Party (DP) said Tuesday it will consider seeking legal action against the nomination of two Constitutional Court justices by acting President Han Duck-soo, arguing that Han has no authority to nominate the judges because he was appointed by ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol.
With two standing judges, Moon Hyung-bae and Lee Mi-son, set to retire April 18, Han announced his decision to nominate Lee Wan-kyu, minister of government legislation, and Ham Sang-hun, a justice of the Seoul High Court, as their replacements earlier in the day.
DP spokesperson Han Min-soo told reporters that the party would consider taking legal measures against the nomination by the acting president.
"Acting President Han has unconstitutionally abused his authority, so these nominations are fundamentally void," Han Min-soo said.
The DP spokesperson said it is "completely unacceptable" to nominate Lee Wan-kyu, saying Lee is an unqualified person who has already been reported to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) on charges of insurrection.
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