People Power Party's Song Eon-seok Accused of Assaulting Party Official... Official Demands "Resign"

Office Duty Staff United Demand "Public Apology, Resignation from Duty, and Party Withdrawal"

Song Eon-seok, Member of the People Power Party / Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] On the 7th, the staff members of the People Power Party's Secretariat demanded the resignation and withdrawal from the party of Assemblyman Song Eon-seok, chief secretary to Kim Jong-in, the emergency committee chairman of the People Power Party, alleging that he verbally abused and physically assaulted party staff.

In a statement released that night, the staff members said, "We, the Secretariat staff, cannot tolerate the violence that occurred on the voting day of the April 7 by-election," and demanded a public apology from Chief Secretary Song, along with his resignation from party duties and withdrawal from the party.

According to the staff, Chief Secretary Song reportedly physically assaulted and verbally abused the Secretariat directors and team leaders at the party headquarters' vote counting room that day, kicking them because there was no seat for him.

They stated, "If he does not comply with the demand for an apology, we, the Secretariat staff, will call for Chief Secretary Song, who committed violent abuse of power, to resign from his position as a member of the National Assembly."

Finally, they reiterated, "We cannot tolerate actions that damage the party's dignity and go against public sentiment," and urged, "Chief Secretary Song should seriously recognize the situation and respond with a sincere apology and actions to meet the demands of the Secretariat staff."

Meanwhile, ahead of the April 7 by-election vote counting, candidates such as Seoul Mayor candidate Oh Se-hoon, party leadership, party staff, and members of the election countermeasures committee gathered at the People Power Party headquarters' vote counting room to await the final vote count results.

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