Oh Young-jun Constitutional Court Justice Nominee: "The Supreme Court's Speed in Lee's Remand is Unusual"

[Financial News] Oh Young-jun (56, Judicial Research and Training Institute 23rd class), the nominee for Constitutional Court Justice, commented on the Supreme Court's remand of President Lee Jae-myung's Public Official Election Act case, saying, "I thought it was a bit unusual."
Nominee Oh responded in this way to a question from Kim Ki-pyo, a lawmaker of the Democratic Party of Korea, during the National Assembly confirmation hearing held on the 18th, asking, "What did you think about the president's case being remanded so quickly?"
In response to Kim's further question, "Has there ever been such a swift decision by the Supreme Court's full bench before?" Nominee Oh said, "During my time as a researcher, there was no such case in the full bench."
Regarding the court's indefinite postponement of the president's trial based on Article 84 of the Constitution, which stipulates the president's immunity, Nominee Oh answered a question from Jo Bae-sook, a lawmaker of the People Power Party, "Do you think the court succumbed to political pressure?" by saying, "I think the court made a thoughtful decision."
In relation to the decision by Judge Ji Gwi-yeon of the Seoul Central District Court to cancel the detention of former President Yoon, when asked by Seo Young-kyo, a Democratic Party lawmaker, "Do you think it was correct to calculate the detention period in hours instead of days and include the time of the habeas corpus review to cancel the detention?" Nominee Oh replied, "There are parts different from general practice."
He further stated, "When deciding on important cases, I believe the basic principles should be thoroughly reviewed to reach a conclusion," and when asked, "Does this mean the Ji Gwi-yeon court did not follow the principles?" he replied, "It seems to be closer to that."
Regarding concerns about bias due to his spouse's past affiliation with the Our Law Research Society, Nominee Oh emphasized, "There was never a case where my judgment was influenced by my spouse," and "I understand that my spouse also made judgments independently according to conscience within the court's agreement."


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