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South Korea- Senior judge once arrested for National Security Act violation nominated to Sup.Ct.
Senior judge once arrested for National Security Act violation nominated to replace Supreme Court justice
Posted on : Aug.11,2020 16:52 KST Modified on : Aug.11,2020 16:52 KST
Hankyoreh
Lee Heung-gu was arrested and convicted when he was a student democratization activist
Kim Myeong-su, chief justice of South Korea’s Supreme Court, has recommended the appointment of Lee Heung-gu, a senior judge at the Busan High Court, to replace outgoing Supreme Court Justice Kwon Soon-il. The recommendation comes as a surprise, even within the court, considering that Lee was the first offender of South Korea’s National Security Act to become a judge. Lee’s conviction followed an arrest in 1985 for his participation in the democratization movement.
First National Security Act offender to pass the bar and become a judge
…Lee was a student in the Department of Public Law at Seoul National University (SNU) when he was tried under the National Security Act for “praise and incitement of an anti-state organization” during an incident involving the SNU Democratization Promotion Committee in October 1985…
...The police detained 26 individuals in this incident, including Lee, who was head of the student body society at the SNU law school as well as chair of a committee organized to resist suppression of labor activists…
Kim Myeong-su, chief justice of South Korea’s Supreme Court, has recommended the appointment of Lee Heung-gu, a senior judge at the Busan High Court, to replace outgoing Supreme Court Justice Kwon Soon-il. The recommendation comes as a surprise, even within the court, considering that Lee was the first offender of South Korea’s National Security Act to become a judge. Lee’s conviction followed an arrest in 1985 for his participation in the democratization movement.
First National Security Act offender to pass the bar and become a judge
…Lee was a student in the Department of Public Law at Seoul National University (SNU) when he was tried under the National Security Act for “praise and incitement of an anti-state organization” during an incident involving the SNU Democratization Promotion Committee in October 1985…
...The police detained 26 individuals in this incident, including Lee, who was head of the student body society at the SNU law school as well as chair of a committee organized to resist suppression of labor activists…
More:
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/957380.html
