DPK Slams PPP's Kim Tae-gyu and Joo Jin-woo for 'Turning Audit into Muddy Waters'

The Democratic Party of Korea launched a fierce attack on Friday (October 30) against Representatives Kim Tae-gyu and Joo Jin-woo of the People Power Party, accusing them of having "turned the parliamentary audit completely into muddy waters."

Floor Leader Han Byung-do said at a Supreme Council meeting, "Yesterday, at the National Assembly House Steering Committee's parliamentary audit, Representative Kim—against whom a resolution calling for expulsion was passed on October 2 over outrageous remarks denying the insurrections by Chun Doo-hwan and Yoon Suk Yeol—brazenly showed up, causing the audit to be disrupted." He added, "Representative Kim must make a profound apology to the public and immediately resign from his post on the Steering Committee."

Regarding Representative Kim's remarks that the martial law declared by former Presidents Chun Doo-hwan and Yoon Suk Yeol was "not an insurrection," Floor Leader Han criticized, "A lawmaker who took an oath to uphold the Constitution defended an insurrection that overturned the constitutional order," calling it "a clear deception against the sovereign people."

Aiming at the People Power Party leadership, he urged disciplinary action against Representative Kim, saying, "Silence is aiding and abetting, and aiding and abetting is collusion."

Targeting Representative Joo, who has raised allegations against President Lee Jae-myung's family, including allegations of "imperial golf" involving First Lady Kim Hye-kyung, he pointed out, "Without undergoing even the minimum verification process, he is indiscriminately churning out claims wrapped in the grandiose packaging of raising allegations."

He continued, "The crown prince of the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, who pursued only the sunny side of power, now seems to be eyeing the position of crown prince of far-right 'cyber wreckers' begging for fake news views."

Supreme Council Member Jeon Yong-gi also criticized the two lawmakers, characterizing this year's parliamentary audit as a "cyber wrecker haven."

Supreme Council Member Jeon assessed, "There were no new facts uncovered (by the People Power Party), and the sole revelation they brought forth turned out to be false," adding, "All that remained was incitement instead of verification."

He also said, "Throughout the audit period, the main characters in the news were not the audited state agencies, but controversial People Power Party lawmakers such as Kim Tae-gyu and Joo Jin-woo," adding, "It seems the People Power Party is heading toward a golden age for the far-right."

Supreme Council Member Seo Mi-hwa also raised her voice against Representative Kim, saying, "A lawmaker took the lead in denying the history of military rebellion and insurrection that pointed gun barrels at the people," adding, "A lawmaker, who is a constitutional institution, denies the constitutional order, which means he is no longer qualified to be a lawmaker."

She added, "He must immediately apologize for his remarks denying the Chun Doo-hwan and Yoon Suk Yeol insurrections and distorting history, and make a profound apology before the public regarding the controversy over delaying the parliamentary audit."

She also emphasized toward the People Power Party, "Clarify your position on the demand for Representative Kim's expulsion," adding, "That is the proper duty as a public political party toward the people."

Meeting with reporters after the meeting, Senior Spokesperson Park Sung-joon stated regarding Representative Kim, "Without a retraction of his remark that 'it is not an insurrection' and an apology to the public, his future attendance at the Steering Committee is out of the question," adding, "The party's position is to respond firmly."

Regarding this year's parliamentary audit, he pointed out, "(The parliamentary audit) is supposed to be the opposition's time, but aren't only the two figures, Joo Jin-woo and Kim Tae-gyu, coming to mind?" adding, "It was a parliamentary audit that denied the opposition party's raison d'être."

He strongly criticized the two lawmakers, calling them "those who disrupted the audit" and stating, "They turned the audit completely into muddy waters."

He continued, "The People Power Party leadership should have sorted this out, but it seems they lack the ability to do so," adding, "The leadership is not a real leadership. It is an utter lack of competence."
 

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