" Park, floor leader at the National Assembly, during a press conference held on the same day, commented, "I think that Choi has refused to appoint Ma Eun Hyuk, a constitutional justice candidate, despite the Constitutional Court's decision that the Constitution is unconstitutional.
"For nearly three months now, they have been committing crimes that violate the constitutional order and have abandoned their important responsibility to uphold it. They were given ample time and opportunity to comply with the constitution, but they refused," the statement said.
He said, "If today's crimes are not punished, even bigger crimes will occur tomorrow. We must uphold the principle that anyone who violates the constitutional order must be punished."
Park also commented on the legitimacy of the impeachment proceedings, saying, "It is a way to restore the constitutional government that was destroyed by the civil war."
"Some have criticized the government for instability in the economy, but we don't think that's the case," he said. "Various economic indicators have worsened since the Yoon Seok-yeol administration came into power.
"It is generally accepted that it is worse than the foreign exchange crisis," he said, pointing out that "the person who bore responsibility for the economy during that period was Choi Sang-mok, who was the chief economic adviser and minister of Strategy and Finance."
At the same time, he also slammed Choi Sang-mok, saying, "In my opinion, Choi Sang-mok has no convictions and lacks ability. He has been proven incompetent." He added, "Even though he is a man with so many constitutional violations beyond sympathizing with the civil war, he is not a good person for the business and financial
"Is it good for Korea to maintain one's position just because one is a minister?" Park responded. "What if the seed potatoes left for the economic community in these difficult times turn rotten?
"Is it okay to remove them? They should be removed. We demand impeachment for violating the constitution, and we should remove the rotten potatoes that have been found incompetent as economic heads," he said.
He continued, "Where did this threat of national unrest come from? The president and the State Council did not abide by the constitution and instead sided with the civil unrest that was inspired by it.
"Some have pointed out that there is no practical benefit to impeachment, but the greatest practical benefit is protecting the Constitution. We will protect the economy, the people's livelihood, freedom, diplomacy, and the dignity of the country.
"Choi Sang-mok (acting president) has exercised his veto power over nine laws in the last three months and selectively appointed constitutional justices. Even when his own judgments clearly stated that constitutional violations had occurred,
"The grounds for impeachment are abundant, and we have given them ample opportunities to amend them," said Park, floor leader, on the 24th.
The trial will be conducted independently of the impeachment trial of Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, scheduled for next month, and "the grounds for impeachment of Choi Sang-mok are incomparably more severe than those of Prime Minister Han, and there are many constitutional violations that have been accumulated," he said.
"It is," he said.
2025/03/23 14:21 KST
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