Ex-PPP leader calls for nullification of expulsion over alleged irregularities in disciplinary process

Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon, a former leader of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), has called for the party to overturn his expulsion after an ethics committee member alleged that disciplinary actions against him and another lawmaker had been manipulated. Hwang Kyung-sung, a member of the PPP's ethics committee, claimed that party leader Jang Dong-hyeok sought to replace committee members to cover up the alleged manipulation.

Hwang's claim came after Rep. Jang recently informed the committee of his plan to replace members, with five of the six ethics committee members, including its chair, reportedly intending to resign. Han called for the disciplinary actions to be nullified and urged Jang to issue a public apology during a press conference at the National Assembly.

He was expelled from the PPP in January over allegations that his family posted defamatory comments about former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife on a party bulletin board.

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