DP's Han Byung-do: "Will Hold People Power Party's Lee Jin-sook Accountable Before the Public and History for Insulting May 18"

Democratic Party Floor Leader Han Byung-do has targeted People Power Party lawmaker Lee Jin-sook, who sparked controversy by holding a National Assembly seminar re-examining the May 18 Democratization Movement with a right-wing organization, stating, "We will hold her strictly accountable before the public and history."

During the Supreme Council meeting held at the Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Office in Andong today (the 26th), Floor Leader Han emphasized this by saying, "Yesterday, the National Assembly Steering Committee passed a resolution urging the expulsion of Lawmaker Lee with unanimous approval from all 17 attending members (amid a boycott by People Power Party lawmakers)."

Floor Leader Han said, "It is disheartening that the May 18 movement still has to stand at the center of controversy and political strife, and I could not help but feel devastated by the behavior of Lawmaker Lee, who should be reflecting on her actions, instead playing the victim while People Power Party lawmakers raised their voices to defend her."

He went on to stress, "We will never let the insults against May 18 slide or fade away," adding, "When it comes to history like May 18, there should be no regions, ideologies, or rivalries between the ruling and opposition parties."

Floor Leader Han also noted, "We will further accelerate livelihood legislation so that the state affairs achievements of the Lee Jae-myung administration can be fully delivered to the public," and warned, "We will not tolerate even for a single moment any obstruction of state affairs that takes public livelihood hostage."

At the same time, he urged, "I hope the People Power Party will also stop its parliamentary sit-down strikes and take a cooperative, forward-looking stance."

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