DPK lawmakers push ahead with on-site inspection of Supreme Court amid opposition from PPP

Lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) pushed ahead with an on-site inspection of the Supreme Court on the third day of the ongoing parliamentary audit Wednesday, sparking fierce protest from the main opposition People Power Party (PPP). During an audit session held at the Supreme Court, Choo Mi-ae, who heads the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, announced that the on-site audit will proceed as planned despite objection from PPP lawmakers. The DPK-led resolution to conduct the inspection was passed last month. Choo urged Chun Dae-yup, chief of the National Court Administration, an arm of the Supreme Court, and other relevant officials to "actively cooperate" with the inspection. The DPK, which seeks to delve into the top court's May ruling that ordered a retrial of President Lee Jae Myung, overturning a lower court's not-guilty verdict for Lee over alleged election law violations, plans to use the on-site inspection to examine electronic log records and other data related to the case. PPP lawmakers refused to join the on-site inspection, with PPP RWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times