2023-11-03 13:10:24
Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party, is holding a Supreme Council meeting at the National Assembly on the 2nd. [사진 = 연합뉴스]
On the 2nd, the People Power Party announced its intention to accept the party’s Innovation Committee’s recommendation to the leadership of ‘major amnesty’ (bulk cancellation of disciplinary action) as the first innovation agenda.
Accordingly, the disciplinary action to suspend party membership against former leader Lee Jun-seok and Daegu Mayor Hong Jun-pyo is expected to be cancelled.
At the Supreme Committee meeting held at the National Assembly this morning, the People Power Party decided on the agenda to cancel disciplinary action proposed by the Innovation Committee, which included these details.
As a result, former Representative Lee and Mayor Hong restored their People Power Party membership.
Previously, Innovation Committee Chairman In Yo-han and the Innovation Committee presented ‘Great Amnesty’ as the first agenda item as a move toward harmony within the party.
Innovation Commissioner Oh Shin-hwan attended the Supreme Council meeting on this day and explained the background of the innovation proposal.
Representative Kim Ki-hyun said at the meeting that day, “The disciplinary decision of the party ethics committee should be respected as being made with reasonable reasons and standards, but the innovation committee’s proposal for harmony for a larger political party should also be respected.” He added, “There may be slightly different opinions, but “It is right to actively accept the values pursued by the Innovation Committee,” he said.
Former leader Lee was suspended from party membership for 1 year and 6 months due to ‘suspicion of a teacher destroying evidence of sexual favors’ and public criticism of President Yoon Seok-yeol and the party, and the disciplinary action was scheduled to continue until January of next year.
Mayor Hong received a 10-month suspension of party membership due to the ‘flood golf’ controversy, which was suspended until May of next year.
Former Supreme Council member Kim Jae-won was disciplined with a one-year suspension of party membership until May of next year due to a series of ‘narratives’ about the Gwangju May 18th Incident and the Jeju April 3rd Incident. However, he voluntarily resigned before the leadership revealed whether they would accept the ‘grand amnesty’.
Kim Cheol-geun, former head of political affairs, was also included in the pardon. Last July, former Chief Kim was disciplined by the Ethics Committee with a ‘2-year suspension of party membership’ for his involvement in the alleged destruction of evidence of former Representative Lee’s sexual favors.
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