Impeachment trial 'withdrawal of rebellion' controversy...a fierce off-the-shelf battle

2025.01.07. PM 9:45
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The National Assembly's "reconstructing the crime of rebellion as a violation of the Constitution, not withdrawal"
trial could be prolonged...Criminal Justice for Insurrection"
President Yoon's "∀ account for 80% of the reasons for impeachment"
Constitutional Court Preparatory Procedures for the Date of Argument, including "commission to send investigative records"
[Anchor]
Out-of-the-box disputes are raging over the controversy over the exclusion of civil war under the criminal law in the reason for the prosecution of the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol.

The representatives of the National Assembly held their first press conference, and the president also issued a long statement and confronted each other tightly.

Reporter Kwon Junsu reports.

[Reporter]
The National Assembly and the President of Yoon Suk Yeol continue to fight over the exclusion of rebellion from the reasons for impeachment.

Representatives of the National Assembly hold a press conference for the first time,
He explained that the reason for the impeachment is not to withdraw the crime of rebellion, but to reconstruct the reasons for the impeachment based on the violation of the Constitution.

[Jang Soon-wook / Representatives of the National Assembly: The prosecution has never been withdrawn or changed in a single letter during the preparation process. You will be judged without exception for the acts of rebellion in the impeachment resolution.]

Since there is a concern that the impeachment trial will be prolonged, whether or not the rebellion is established will be judged by the criminal court, not the Constitutional Court,
He stressed that the specific actions of the National Constitution, that is, facts, are all stated in the reason for the impeachment of
, so it cannot be regarded as the withdrawal of the rebellion.

On the other hand, President Yoon's side subtracts 80% of the reasons for impeachment, except for whether or not the crime of rebellion is established.
It argued that the
impeachment was a reason to dismiss.

Some in the ruling party argue that confidence in the fairness of the judgment could be shaken if the Constitutional Court accepts the withdrawal of the crime of rebellion under the criminal law.

The Constitutional Court will judge independently according to the Constitution, laws, and conscience,

He pointed out that creating a new constitutional dispute would not be the will of the sovereign who created the Constitution.

The Constitutional Court is preparing a hearing date in earnest, starting the process of commissioning the transmission of investigative records adopted in the last preparation date.
Attention is focusing on whether the controversy over the withdrawal of rebellion can be dismissed on the first date of
.

I'm YTN Kwon Junsu.

Filmmaker: Lee Soo-yeon and Jung Tae-woo
Video editing: Yoon Yong-joon
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