Heavy Disciplinary Actions Against Four Draw Backlash... "Muzzling and Purge Politics"

[Joo Young-jin's News Briefing]

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■ Host: Anchor Joo Young-jin
■ Panelists: Chang Yoon-mi, Former Spokesperson for the Democratic Party; Kim Jong-hyuk, Former Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party; Sohn Seok-min, SBS Editorial Writer
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● Severe Penalties Against 'Non-Leadership Faction' ~ ● Controversy Over Fairness in Disciplinary Actions

Chang Yoon-mi / Former Spokesperson for the Democratic Party
"The People Power Party's Ethics Committee cannot escape criticism over 'double standards'."
"The grounds for disciplinary action constitute party-harming activity... but politically, it is an excessive penalty."
"Jang Dong-hyeok has political confidence... which has been granted by the senior members of the People Power Party."

Kim Jong-hyuk / Former Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party
"Questions remain regarding the legitimacy of the Ethics Committee itself and its selective disciplinary actions."
"The Ethics Committee disciplined only those 'opposing Jang Dong-hyeok'... it was a purge of political rivals."
"Jang Dong-hyeok has already lost his authority... when authority is gone and only power remains, it becomes a dictatorship."
"The sluggish National Election Commission and the inaction of senior People Power Party members helped Jang Dong-hyeok."

Sohn Seok-min / SBS Editorial Writer
"The Ethics Committee's 'disciplinary actions' appear to act as a factor amplifying anxieties within the Jang Dong-hyeok leadership system."
"Disciplining lawmakers requires the formation of an Ethics Special Committee... the expulsion process will take time."

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