Some 3,000 Party Members Call for "Highest-Level Discipline," Report Rep. Lee Jin-sook to Ethics Committee

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People Power Party Representative Lee Jin-sook, who sparked controversy with a seminar related to the May 18 Democratization Movement, was referred to the party's Ethics Committee today (August 17). Some 3,000 party members who participated in the referral demanded the highest level of disciplinary action, stating that she pushed ahead with the seminar despite the party's dissuasion and denied the spirit of the democratization movement.

Reporter Bae Junu has the details.

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On August 13, the "May 18 Democratization Movement Seminar" was hosted by People Power Party Representative Lee Jin-sook and others at the National Assembly Library.

During the seminar, claims that distorted and disparaged the May 18 spirit emerged repeatedly, including denying responsibility on the part of Chun Doo-hwan.

[(August 13, Seminar) May 18 was a riot and a rebellion!]

Some 3,000 regular members of the People Power Party visited the party headquarters in Yeouido today and filed a complaint with the Ethics Committee against Representative Lee Jin-sook, urging the party to "impose the highest level of disciplinary action, including expulsion or a recommendation to leave the party."

[Choi Jun-young / Regular Member, People Power Party: If severe disciplinary action is not taken against lawmaker Lee Jin-sook for fomenting public division, the People Power Party should take down the sign calling itself a 'democratic party' right away today.]

The complaint also included criticisms stating, "Although floor leader Jung Jeom-sik asked for the event to be canceled, Representative Lee defied the party's will," and "Her actions directly run counter to the party line recognizing the historical legitimacy of the May 18 Democratization Movement, and she walked straight into a framing trap that brands the entire party as a force that disparages May 18."

The leadership of the People Power Party stated that because the seminar was not an event organized at the party level, it is difficult to specifically discuss the leadership's stance, while adding the following:

[Park Sung-hoon / Senior Spokesperson, People Power Party: It was an academic event, and we are not reviewing disciplinary action at this time.]

The People Power Party Ethics Committee is scheduled to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss whether to discipline four of its lawmakers, drawing attention to whether Representative Lee Jin-sook will be included as a subject of discussion.


(Video Shooting: Kim Yong-woo | Video Editing: Lee So-young)
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