A group of constitutional scholars said, "Selecting judges elected by the National Assembly is unconstitutional."

A group of more than 100 constitutional scholars pointed out yesterday (31st) that acting president Choi Sang-mok's failure to selectively appoint one of the constitutional judges elected by the National Assembly is unconstitutional.
{Conference of Constitutional Scholars for Restoration of Constitution}
issued a statement saying that the judges elected by the National Assembly are 'elections' rather than 'recommendations', and it is the president's constitutional obligation to appoint them.

In particular, he said that the president's failure to selectively appoint some of the judges elected by the National Assembly even with formal appointment rights exercised practical appointment rights and also violated the Constitution.

Article 111 of the Constitution said that three out of nine constitutional judges were elected by the National Assembly and three were nominated by the Chief Justice, which implements the principle of separation of powers, adding that the selective appointment of the acting president violates the principle of separation of powers.