Parliamentary committee passes resolution calling for expulsion of opposition lawmaker
A parliamentary committee on Friday passed a resolution led by the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) to demand the expulsion of Rep. Kim Tae-kyu over his remarks denying that former President Chun Doo-hwan had committed an "insurrection." Kim of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) came under fire after he appeared in a YouTube interview the previous day and said he did not consider…
A parliamentary committee in South Korea voted 16-0 on Friday to approve a resolution calling for the expulsion of opposition lawmaker Rep. Kim Tae-kyu from the National Assembly. The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) led the effort, with party floor leader Han Byung-do stating that defending those who committed insurrection and undermined the constitutional order amounts to forfeiting one's qualification as a lawmaker.
Kim's comments in a YouTube interview the previous day, denying that former President Chun Doo-hwan or current President Yoon Suk Yeol had committed insurrection, sparked controversy. Chun was previously sentenced to death for his role in a 1979 coup and the violent suppression of the 1980 Gwangju democratization movement, though the sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment. The People Power Party (PPP) lawmakers declined to participate in the vote.
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