Moon Hyung-bae said, "I can't open the impeachment trial due to the vacancy of the judge..."What's the position of the National Assembly?"

In the impeachment trial of Lee Jin-sook, chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, Constitutional Judge Moon Hyung-bae questioned the position of the National Assembly, pointing out the vacancy of the judge.Judge

Moon asked at the second hearing of Chairman Lee's impeachment trial held at the Constitutional Court today (8th), "There is a possibility that three judges will become vacant, and we cannot proceed with the hearing accordingly, so what is the position of the National Assembly?"

When Lim Yoon-tae, a lawyer at the National Assembly, replied, "There is no particular one," Judge Moon again expressed his frustration, saying, "There is no position, so there will be no countermeasures."

According to the Constitutional Court Act, the Constitutional Court can hear a case only when at least seven out of nine judges are present,
After the 17th of this month, when Constitutional Court President Lee Jong-seok and judges Lee Young-jin and Kim Ki-young retire, there are only six incumbent judges, so no hearings can be held.

Considering the schedule of the National Assembly's confirmation hearing, there are concerns that the Constitutional Court's function will be virtually paralyzed until at least next month.