Yun Hojung: "Swift Passage of Media Arbitration Act... Discussions Are Already Sufficient"

Yoon Ho-jung, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 13th and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Yoon Ho-jung, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced on the 18th that the amendment to the Media Arbitration Act, which applies punitive damages to so-called 'fake news,' will be "processed swiftly."

At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that morning, Floor Leader Yoon said, "We hope the People Power Party will stop delaying any further and cooperate proactively."

He added, "Although discussions have already progressed sufficiently, the Democratic Party actively pursued cooperation by submitting a new revised bill in response to repeated opposition from the opposition party. However, the plenary vote of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee was ultimately canceled, and the bill was referred to the Agenda Adjustment Committee as requested by the opposition party."

He emphasized, "We will do our utmost to pass the Fake News Relief Act to protect the people from fake news that harms them."

Democratic Party members of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee attempted to hold a plenary vote on the bill that day, but it failed as the People Power Party requested the convening of the Agenda Adjustment Committee. The Agenda Adjustment Committee, formed with the consent of more than one-third of the standing committee members, can operate for up to 90 days, and any agenda proposed by the committee must be voted on within 30 days and submitted to the full standing committee meeting.

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