Supreme Court Chief Justice Jo Hee-de refused to take the witness oath at a parliamentary audit held by the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee on the 6th. Jo had been designated as a general witness before the committee at the initiative of the Democratic Party of Korea. "I must say that it is difficult for me to comply, as I am being asked to testify about the recommendation of Supreme Court justices," Jo said.
Original reporting by Jin Dong-young for Seoul Economic Daily.
AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.
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