What Happened to Seoul City Council Members Who Tried to Play Golf During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Golf Gathering Canceled After Report...Some Lawmakers Express Dissatisfaction

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Amid the great suffering experienced by the entire nation due to COVID-19, it has been reported that some Seoul city council members attempted to hold a golf gathering under the pretext of unity, but it was called off.

On the 9th, this publication reported in an article titled "COVID-19 Situation: Seoul City Council Members' Golf Meeting Scandal Foretold" about plans for a 2-night, 3-day golf trip from the 13th to the 15th and a golf gathering of 7 teams on the 19th. This sparked a flood of criticism from netizens in the comments, saying things like "Are the council members out of their minds?" and "We should abolish basic and metropolitan councils." Subsequently, Kim Yong-seok, the floor leader of the Democratic Party in the Seoul City Council, informed reporters that "the golf gathering has been canceled."

Given the tremendous suffering of the people for over 100 days due to COVID-19 and the recent signs of COVID-19 spreading from the Itaewon clubs, which has put the entire nation on alert, the attempt to hold a golf gathering was acknowledged as a wrong decision.

However, some have been criticized again after it was revealed that in a group chat room where some council members gathered, there were remarks such as "Who leaked this to the reporters? We need to identify them." One council member said, "It's fortunate that it was reported in the media beforehand and thus canceled."

Another council member said, "It actually helped the Seoul City Council a lot," adding, "If on-site coverage had been published, it would have been difficult to respond to the repercussions."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.