The Legislation and Judiciary Committee, led by the Democratic Party of Korea, passed a proposal on the 15th stating, "The Supreme Court must submit documents related to the ruling in President Lee Jae-myung's public official election law violation case." The People Power Party pushed back, saying it was "an attempt to meddle in President Lee's trial."
The National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee convened a full session earlier that morning, ahead of an on-site parliamentary inspection scheduled at the Supreme Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, and abruptly introduced the proposal. The day's full session agenda did not include the item.
Chairperson Chu Mi-ae said the reason for introducing the item was "to verify transparency regarding the timing and procedures for justices and law clerks to review the records during the Supreme Court en banc proceedings for the case."
The list of documents requested includes: ◇ the timing and method by which each justice participating in the en banc session accessed the case records (appeal records) ◇ the full access logs of the electronic system for the case records ◇ the complete history of electronic record viewing and queries outside the system logs ◇ details of changes and deletions to system logs since May 1, 2025, among others.
When Chairperson Chu introduced the item, People Power Party lawmakers strongly objected. They stood up, surrounded Chairperson Chu, and shouted in protest. Democratic Party lawmakers shouted back, and for a time the meeting could not proceed.
People Power Party lawmaker Kwak Kyu-taek said, "It clearly intends to interfere in an ongoing trial." Na Kyung-won of the same party said, "The more (the Democratic Party) does this, even if President Lee is acquitted in the future, the public will not trust it, and even if former President Yoon Suk-yeol is found guilty of insurrection, the public will not trust it, leading to conflict."
By contrast, Democratic Party lawmaker Jang Kyung-tae said, "How can you interfere with a ruling that has already ended?" Seo Young-kyo of the same party said, "We must confirm whether the en banc panel properly read the 70,000 pages of materials and properly reviewed the electronic records."
Amid shouting between the two sides, Chairperson Chu put the item to a vote. Of the 17 members present, 10 voted in favor, and the motion to submit the materials passed.
Around noon, Chairperson Chu said, "We will move to conduct an on-site inspection at the Supreme Court," and added, "Director General Chun Dae-yup of the National Court Administration should guide us on site." As Democratic Party lawmakers tried to leave the inspection room, People Power Party lawmaker Song Seok-jun blocked the entrance, saying, "This is illegal conduct, lawmaker." Democratic Party lawmaker Park Gee-won told Song, "Do not touch me," and left the inspection room.
Chairperson Chu and Kim Yong-min, the Democratic Party's secretary on the committee, were said to have talked for about an hour with Director General Chun Dae-yup of the National Court Administration in his office regarding the on-site inspection. However, they reportedly did not reach a clear conclusion.