Democratic Party: "People Power Party to Consider Legal Action Over 'Culture Committee Incident'"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] On the 19th, the Democratic Party of Korea announced that it is considering legal measures such as violations of the National Assembly Advancement Act in response to the People Power Party lawmakers' protests against the amendment to the Media Arbitration Act during the full meeting of the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee.

Han Byung-do, Democratic Party floor deputy leader, Kim Seung-won, chief secretary to the floor leader, and Han Junho, floor spokesperson, held a press conference at the National Assembly in the afternoon and said, "The (People Power Party) lawmakers who were staging a sit-in stormed into the Culture Committee meeting room and clearly obstructed the chairman's proceedings. During the obstruction that prevented the meeting from taking place, the microphone was damaged."

Han, the deputy leader, emphasized, "We view the issue seriously. We will hold those responsible accountable for every illegal act that occurs."

Han, the floor spokesperson, stated, "The Culture Committee incident clearly showed that the People Power Party itself is a violent party. They violated the Working National Assembly Act and the National Assembly Advancement Act and even damaged the chairman's microphone. We will clearly hold them responsible for this."

Kim, the chief secretary, criticized, "More than 20 opposition lawmakers collectively stormed into the meeting room, shouted slogans, and spoke without the right to speak. It was said that if even one opposition lawmaker was a close contact, the National Assembly would be paralyzed, yet they stayed inside the meeting room until the end."

He added, "They obstructed the meeting physically and disregarded the spread of COVID-19, violating infectious disease regulations for party interests. We need to firmly establish principles this time and eradicate this behavior."

In the following Q&A, Han, the floor spokesperson, said, "We will first consider legal measures for clear offenses such as obstruction of standing committee meetings, and for parts requiring verification such as damage, we will review the footage before proceeding."

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