Rep. Choo Kyung-ho of the principle opposition Individuals Energy Get together arrives on the Seoul Central District Court docket in southern Seoul, Tuesday, to attend his arrest warrant listening to. Joint Press Corps
Individuals Energy Get together (PPP) Rep. Choo Kyung-ho appeared at a Seoul courtroom Tuesday to attend a listening to on his potential arrest over his alleged function in former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed imposition of martial legislation.
The three-term lawmaker arrived on the Seoul Central District Court docket after particular counsel Cho Eun-suk final month filed a warrant for Choo’s arrest on prices of taking part in a key function in an riot.
“(I) hope for a good judgment from the courtroom with out political bias,” Choo instructed reporters forward of the listening to.
The courtroom might determine as early as later within the day on whether or not to difficulty the warrant.
The cost is expounded to allegations Choo, then ground chief of the PPP, obstructed his get together’s lawmakers from collaborating in a parliamentary vote to carry the martial legislation decree after it was imposed on Dec. 3.
Choo, as soon as thought-about a key ally of Yoon, is accused of intentionally and repeatedly altering the venue of an emergency get together assembly on the night time of Dec. 3 on the request of the then president.
As a result of modifications, solely 18 of the PPP’s 108 lawmakers took half within the parliamentary vote to carry Yoon’s decree, which handed unanimously early the following morning among the many 190 lawmakers current.
The Nationwide Meeting permitted a movement for Choo’s arrest Thursday. By legislation, sitting lawmakers are immune from arrest whereas parliament is in session and might solely be put beneath arrest with consent from the Meeting.
Choo has rejected the allegations, arguing that he modified the get together assembly’s venue from the Nationwide Meeting to the get together’s headquarters as police restricted entry to the parliament compound.
