Seo Beomsoo and Jin Jongoh Referred to Ethics Committee for Controversial Remarks... People Power Party's Disciplinary Struggle Intensifies

Party Leadership Takes Stern Stance on "Kickback" Remarks

Non-Mainstream Lawmakers Raise Questions about Ethics Chairman

Growing Concerns over Stalemate: "Consensus Needed"

The People Power Party has decided to initiate disciplinary procedures through the party's Central Ethics Committee against Assemblymen Seo Beomsoo and Jin Jongoh, who have come under fire for their controversial remarks related to the so-called "Busan Kickback Incident." By suggesting additional disciplinary action against these two lawmakers, categorized as pro-mainstream figures, the Party’s internal disciplinary conflict is intensifying into a drawn-out battle of attrition.

Jang Donghyuk, leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 6th.

On the morning of the 6th at the National Assembly, the People Power Party held a Supreme Council meeting and discussed disciplinary measures against Assemblymen Seo and Jin. According to Chief Spokesperson Choi Boyoon, this decision was reached after the deliberation. Choi stated to the press, "All Supreme Council members agreed that the Ethics Committee should take stern action."

Previously, Assemblymen Seo and Jin sparked controversy over remarks related to the "Kickback Incident" during a discussion at a forum on abolishing the supplementary investigation right, which was organized by independent lawmaker Han Donghoon. The victim of the Kickback Incident accepted Assemblyman Seo’s apology and requested the Party to raise further public awareness about the issue concerning the supplementary investigation right.

The Party’s disciplinary struggle is evolving into a protracted confrontation. The party leadership has already begun disciplinary procedures against non-mainstream lawmakers including Cho Kyungtae and Kwon Youngjin, and is now signaling additional penalties for pro-mainstream members such as Seo and Jin. In response, non-mainstream members are pushing back by raising suspicions that Ethics Committee Chairman Yoon Minwoo leaked meeting results to the outside.

As this drawn-out infighting continues, concerns within the party are growing. Baek Junyoung, a People Power Party lawmaker, appeared on KBS’s "Jeonggyeok Sisa" program and remarked, "There have been internal discussions that for Representative Jang to demonstrate leadership, he should either persuade the opposition or hold a vote of confidence, but the situation remains frustrating," adding, "We need to find consensus."

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