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lim seong-geun

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Actor Park Sung-woong attends an export strategy meeting at the Blue House in Jongno District, central Seoul [YONHAP]

Actor Park Sung-woong to testify in trial on perjury concerning Marine's death

Actor Park Sung-woong is set to testify in the perjury trial that has revived scrutiny regarding Lee Jong-ho, the former Blackpearl Invest CEO widely known as a close associate of ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee, and his alleged lobbying.

2026.1.28

DP must apologize

The Constitutional Court last Thursday dismissed the impeachment of a former judge. The ruling had been foreseeable when the ruling Democratic Party (DP) railroaded through the impeachment of Lim Seong-geun, a senior judge of the...

2021.10.31

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Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su enters the court in Seocho District of southern Seoul on Friday. [YONHAP]

Chief Justice Kim offers apology but says he will not step down

Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su on Friday brushed off public demand that he step down for having surrendered the judiciary's independence to please the ruling party's political agenda.

2021.2.19

To dishonorable judges

I’ve written three petitions to the court. The first was requested, and the other two were voluntary. I always began with “Your honor.” That’s what the lawyer of the person who asked for a petition taught me. That was how all the...

2021.2.14

The chief justice must quit (KOR)

The expose about Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Myeong-soo amazes us. When Lim Seong-geun, a senior judge on the Busan High Court, came into his office to submit his resignation last May, Kim mentioned the need to “take into...

2021.2.4

The chief justice must quit

2021.2.4

After the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and its allies pass a motion to impeach a sitting judge, lawmakers of the opposition People Power Party (PPP) stand up to denounce the unprecedented move. [NEWS1]

Legislature impeaches judge for political meddling

For the first time in the country's modern history, the ruling party and its allies Thursday impeached a sitting judge, accusing Judge Lim Seong-geun of the Busan High Court of meddling in politically sensitive trials during the previous...

2021.2.4

Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su enters the Supreme Court on Thursday. [NEWS1]

Judge facing impeachment today drops a bombshell

Hours before the legislature’s vote on his impeachment, a sitting judge made a bombshell revelation on Thursday that Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su disallowed him from stepping down last year — so the ruling party could impeach him later.

2021.2.4

How to tame judges (KOR)

The ruling Democratic Party (DP) has decided to proceed with a motion to impeach Lim Seong-geun, a senior judge in the Busan High Court, and pass it at the National Assembly this week. Given the difficulties of punishing judges...

2021.1.31

How to tame judges

2021.1.31

Tag: lim seong-geun

lim seong-geun

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Actor Park Sung-woong to testify in trial on perjury concerning Marine's death

DP must apologize

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Rooney, Maicon, Park Joo-ho score as Shield United wins Icons Match in Seoul — as it happened

Kim Soo-hyun addresses Kim Sae-ron relationship — as it happened

Chief Justice Kim offers apology but says he will not step down

To dishonorable judges

The chief justice must quit (KOR)

The chief justice must quit

Legislature impeaches judge for political meddling

Judge facing impeachment today drops a bombshell

How to tame judges (KOR)

How to tame judges