The Supreme Court en banc (presided over by Chief Justice Lee Jae-dae) will hold the second meeting of the appeal court regarding the case of former Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung's violation of the Public Official Election Act on the 24th. This is the day after referring the case to the en banc panel on the 22nd and the first meeting was held.
On the 23rd, the Supreme Court announced on its website that it would continue the session regarding the public election law violation case involving former leader Lee Jae-myung on the 24th. The court had referred the case to the en banc panel on the 22nd and held the first meeting immediately. However, additional hearings were deemed necessary, leading to the second meeting being held two days later.
Legal circles analyze that the Supreme Court's decision to hold a meeting on the day the case was referred and then to hold a continuation session two days later is "unusually fast." According to the Public Official Election Act, a decision on violations must be made within 6 months for the first trial, and within 3 months for both the second and third trials. Accordingly, the deadline for the appeal ruling on Lee Jae-myung's violation of the Public Official Election Act is June 26. There are observations that Chief Justice Lee Jae-dae is hurrying to make a ruling before this deadline.
Opinions are divided within legal circles regarding whether the Supreme Court en banc will be able to deliver a ruling by June 3, before the presidential election. Cases referred to the en banc panel tend to take longer for hearings due to their significant social impact compared to cases handled by smaller panels.