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…
On Friday, a parliamentary committee approved a resolution, spearheaded by the governing Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), urging the removal of Representative Kim Tae-kyu from office. The DPK representative targeted Kim over his comments denying that former President Chun Doo-hwan had committed insurrection.
The People Power Party (PPP), the main opposition, criticized Kim after he made the remarks in a YouTube interview the day prior. Kim stated that neither Chun Doo-hwan nor former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law in December 2024, had committed insurrection.
Chun Doo-hwan was initially sentenced to death in 1996 for his role in a 1979 coup and the violent suppression of the Gwangju democratization movement in May 1980. His sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment.
The vote in the National Assembly's House Steering Committee saw the resolution pass with a 16-0 margin, as PPP lawmakers declined to participate. DPK floor leader Han Byung-do emphasized that defending those who committed insurrection and undermined the constitutional order equated to forfeiting one's eligibility as a lawmaker, referencing Kim's stance.
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