The People Power Party's Jung-gu Seongdong District Committee filed a complaint against Cheon Jae-hyun, public relations officer of the Constitutional Court, on the 6th for abuse of power.
Seong-wook Heo, a councilor from the People Power Party in Jung and Seongdong, said at a National Assembly press conference that "Officer Cheon abused his authority by stating to reporters in an official setting that if the acting president does not appoint Ma Eun-hyeok as a Constitutional Court justice, it would violate the law" and "pressured the acting president to perform an unnecessary task through the media."
He further noted that "for the public to accept future Constitutional Court rulings, all processes conducted by the Constitutional Court must be fair, and there must be no concerns about political bias" and emphasized that "the demeanor and political neutrality of not only the justices but also all related personnel must be treated as a serious issue."
Councilor Heo, along with Park Young-han, a councilor from Seoul, and Eom Kyung-seok, a councilor from Seongdong, submitted a complaint against Officer Cheon to the Jongno Police Station and the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) on the same day.
Earlier, Officer Cheon had remarked during a regular briefing on the 3rd that "if acting president Choi Sang-mok does not comply with the ruling concerning the constitutional complaint and authority dispute regarding the candidate for Constitutional Court justice Ma Eun-hyeok, it would be a violation of the constitution and laws."