A resolution urging the Constitutional Court to promptly designate a date for the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol passed the National Assembly's Legislative Judiciary Committee on the 26th, led by the opposition party.
The National Assembly's Legislative Judiciary Committee held a full session that day and adopted the 'Resolution Urging Prompt Designation of Date for Impeachment Trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol.' Members of the People Power Party protested the processing of the resolution and exited en masse, abstaining from the vote.
The resolution stated, 'It has been a month since the final arguments of the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol concluded, yet the Constitutional Court has not designated a date. The only way to end the extreme economic chaos and public anxiety prevalent in South Korea due to the 12·3 insurrection and to restore the lives of the citizens is through a swift ruling on the impeachment trial.'
The ruling party protested against the forced processing of the resolution. Song Seok-jun, a member of the People Power Party, said, 'If this is a proper trial, it should be conducted quickly and swiftly, but it has become known that many testimonies from prosecutors' statements have been contaminated or distorted due to coercion,' adding, 'The Constitutional Court is aware that there are issues in the trial process.'
The Democratic Party is expected to attempt to adopt the resolution during the National Assembly's plenary session on the 27th at the earliest. They have also announced plans to convene a full committee for the review of the resolution. The full committee is composed of all 300 members of the National Assembly reviewing major proposals. It can be convened if there is a demand from one-quarter of the seated members, either before or after the proposal is presented at the plenary session.