Nat'l Assembly passes resolution calling for expulsion of opposition lawmaker
The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution led by the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) to demand the expulsion of Rep. Lee Jin-sook over her involvement in an event that characterized the 1980 Gwangju democratization movement as a "riot." Lee of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) has come under fire after a participant of a forum she hosted Aug. 13 described the…
On Wednesday, the National Assembly passed a resolution calling for the expulsion of opposition lawmaker Rep. Lee Jin-sook. The Democratic Party of Korea, the ruling party, led the push for the resolution. The action came after Lee hosted a forum where a participant described the 1980 Gwangju democratization movement as a "10-day riot."
The Gwangju uprising, a pro-democracy protest in May 1980, was brutally suppressed by the military and remains a contentious issue in Korean politics. Despite the opposition party's decision to leave the chamber when the resolution was introduced, five People Power Party lawmakers voted in favor of the expulsion. When questioned by reporters outside the chamber, Lee compared the National Assembly to North Korea's ruling Workers' Party, alleging that the parliament had fallen under the "dictatorship of the Democratic Party of Korea." The resolution does not impact Lee's membership in the National Assembly.
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