Democratic Party Issues 'Warning' to Gov. Choo Mi-ae Amid Fairness Controversy; PPP Calls It 'Ineffective Free Pass'

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The Democratic Party has issued warnings to Gyeonggi Governor Choo Mi-ae and Representative Boo Seung-chan, who sparked controversy with inappropriate remarks concerning firefighting finances. However, the People Power Party criticized the move, arguing that the party handed them a "free pass" through an ineffective disciplinary measure.

Reporter Kim Bo-mi reports.

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Gyeonggi Governor Choo Mi-ae made remarks about "straws sucking up firefighting finances," and Representative Boo Seung-chan sparked further backlash while defending her.

The Democratic Party leadership decided today (October 21) to issue a "warning" to both individuals.

Initially, only Representative Boo was targeted, but after concerns over fairness arose within the party, leadership decided to issue a warning to Governor Choo as well.

The Democratic Party stated that the measure was intended to urge serious self-reflection and prevent any recurrence.

The People Power Party criticized the decision, saying, "By giving them an exemption through a simple, ineffective warning, the party merely relieved the political burden on those involved."

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At the National Assembly House Steering Committee today, the Democratic Party raised issue with People Power Party Representative Kim Tae-gyu's remarks denying the insurrection committed by the late Chun Doo-hwan, demanding Kim's resignation from the committee.

[Cheon Jun-ho / Democratic Party lawmaker: How can a committee member who cannot even acknowledge an insurrection blatantly serve on the National Assembly's House Steering Committee?]

The People Power Party hit back, urging the Democratic Party to rein in Representative Boo Seung-chan, who also sits on the steering committee.

[Choi Soo-jin / People Power Party lawmaker: Saying they 'suck up finances'—and to say this in the face of a firefighter's death. Is that something anyone should say?]

With the parliamentary audit of the Presidential Secretariat scheduled for October 29, the People Power Party argued that President Lee Jae-myung and the First Lady should be summoned as witnesses over controversies, including delays in relocating to the official residence. The Democratic Party rejected the call, dismissing it as unreasonable.

[Yoon Yong-geun / People Power Party lawmaker: Are you delaying day after day out of fear of the superstition that moving into the official residence brings bad luck?...]

[Han Byung-do / House Steering Committee Chair (Democratic Party lawmaker): You should not be making such absurd claims.]

The People Power Party also pushed to call officials including Kim Hyun-ji, head of the Cheong Wa Dae First Attached Office, as witnesses, but due to opposition from the Democratic Party, only new Chief of Staff Lim Gwang-hyun and others were officially selected as audit witnesses.

(Video by Lee Seung-hwan and Shin Dong-hwan | Video Editing by Nam Il)
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