Lee Jin-suk's 'Recusal Urging Resolution' Passed... War of Words Over "Skunk"

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At the National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee, a fierce war of words and shouting broke out between the ruling and opposition parties over Representative Lee Jin-suk, who hosted a seminar distorting the May 18 democratization movement. Democratic Party lawmakers passed a resolution urging Representative Lee not to speak or vote on agenda items related to herself.

Reporter Choi Jae-yeong has the details.

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During the National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee meeting held yesterday (the 8th),

Democratic Party lawmakers proposed a resolution urging People Power Party Representative Lee Jin-suk to voluntarily recuse herself from speaking and voting on agenda items concerning two specific areas.

One involves actions she was involved in while serving as chairperson of the former Korea Communications Commission, and the other is the issue of her hosting a seminar criticized for distorting the May 18 Democratization Movement.

[Han Jun-ho / Democratic Party Lawmaker: The resolution is premised on safeguarding the fairness of committee deliberations and preventing unnecessary controversy and disruption.]

Representative Lee and People Power Party lawmakers immediately protested, and the verbal sparring between the ruling and opposition parties grew intense, particularly over the May 18 seminar issue.

During remarks by a Democratic Party lawmaker criticizing Representative Lee's historical perception,

[Lee Yeon-hee / Democratic Party Lawmaker: A skunk has entered the hall of public sentiment and is filling the National Assembly with a foul stench.]

People Power Party lawmakers lashed out, calling it beyond the pale.

[Choi Hyung-du / People Power Party Lawmaker: How can there be such personal attacks and insulting remarks? How can anyone speak about a fellow lawmaker that way?]

[Lee Jin-suk / People Power Party Lawmaker: This is the tyranny of the majority and a dictatorship of the majority, and I believe this itself is an act that emits a stench like a skunk in democracy.]

People Power Party lawmakers walked out of the meeting room just before the vote on the resolution, which was then passed under the leadership of the Democratic Party.

However, this resolution carries no legally binding force to forcibly restrict Representative Lee's legislative activities.

(Video Editing: Shin Dong-hwan, Video Editing: Lee Seung-jin)
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