A bill establishing the right to seek a constitutional complaint against court rulings passed the National Assembly plenary session.
According to the National Assembly on the 27th, the bill creating the right to seek a constitutional complaint (amendment to the Constitutional Court Act) passed that afternoon with 162 in favor and 63 against out of 225 lawmakers present.
At 7:44 p.m., 24 hours after a filibuster (unlimited debate to obstruct proceedings) led by the People Power Party began on the floor, the bill was approved following the ruling camp's motion to end debate led by the Democratic Party of Korea.
With this, following the plenary passage the previous day of the bill on the crime of distorting the law, two of the three "judicial reform bills" pushed by the Democratic Party cleared the National Assembly's final hurdle.
The bill creating the right to seek a constitutional complaint centers on including court rulings as subjects eligible for constitutional complaint review. Even after a Supreme Court ruling, it would allow one more challenge at the Constitutional Court over whether the ruling is unconstitutional.
Specific requirements for filing include when a ruling is made contrary to the purport of a Constitutional Court decision, when procedures prescribed by the Constitution and laws are not followed, and when it is clear that basic rights were violated by breaching the Constitution and laws.
The People Power Party labels the three judicial reform bills as the "three judicial destruction bills" aimed at overturning Lee Jae-myung's trial. During the vote, about 50 People Power Party lawmakers also held a placard protest in front of the speaker's podium.
Meanwhile, the final bill of the Democratic Party's three judicial reform bills—the bill to increase the number of Supreme Court justices (amendment to the Court Organization Act)—was subsequently introduced, and it is expected to be handled on the 28th.