People Power Party submits disciplinary proposal against ruling party's Kim Yong-min: "Using immunity to make false claims"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] On the 16th, the People Power Party submitted a disciplinary proposal against Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Yong-min to the National Assembly. The reason was that during a filibuster (unlimited debate) on the 13th, he allegedly made false claims regarding the investigation of Ulsan mayoral election involving People Power Party lawmaker Kim Gi-hyeon.

Choi Hyung-doo, the floor spokesperson for the People Power Party, submitted the disciplinary proposal to the National Assembly's legislative affairs office in the afternoon. Immediately after submitting, he told reporters, "Lawmaker Kim Yong-min made claims about lawmaker Kim Gi-hyeon’s younger brother that were not true," adding, "We requested disciplinary action to the National Assembly Ethics Committee for violating Article 25 of the National Assembly Act on maintaining dignity and Article 2 of the National Assembly Ethics Application Regulations."

During the filibuster, lawmaker Kim Yong-min mentioned Kim Gi-hyeon’s younger brother, stating that "he received money" and "there is a lot of evidence that can be considered proof of guilt."

Spokesperson Choi explained, "There were statements that asserted the charges, but lawmaker Kim denied them as untrue," and added, "The essence of the disciplinary proposal is that false statements were made on the National Assembly floor, especially about a fellow lawmaker, and that parliamentary immunity was used to seriously damage the reputation of a fellow lawmaker."

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