People Power Party Expels Han Mu-gyeong Over Real Estate Allegations... 5 Members Recommended to Resign (Update)

Kang Ki-yoon, Lee Joo-hwan, Lee Cheol-gyu, Jung Chan-min, Choi Chun-sik 'Party Withdrawal Recommended'
Ahn Byung-gil, Yoon Hee-sook, Song Seok-jun, Kim Seung-soo, Park Dae-soo, Bae Jun-young 'Appeal'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] On the 24th, the People Power Party expelled lawmaker Han Mu-gyeong and recommended the resignation of five others in relation to the full real estate transaction investigation results from the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission.

On the same day, the People Power Party held a seven-hour Supreme Council meeting and decided unanimously to recommend the resignation of six lawmakers?Kang Ki-yoon, Lee Joo-hwan, Lee Cheol-gyu, Jeong Chan-min, Choi Chun-sik, and Han Mu-gyeong?among the 12 lawmakers under suspicion from the full real estate transaction investigation. In particular, for proportional representative lawmaker Han Mu-gyeong, a motion for expulsion will be submitted at the next party congress.

According to the People Power Party’s regulations, if a person who has received a disciplinary resolution recommending resignation does not submit a resignation report within 10 days from the date of notification of the resignation recommendation resolution, they will be expelled immediately without a committee resolution. Accordingly, unlike the Democratic Party of Korea, those who receive a resignation recommendation will be automatically expelled if they do not resign.

Earlier, Kim Jae-won, a Supreme Council member of the People Power Party, appeared on MBC Radio’s Kim Jong-bae’s Focus and stated, "According to party rules, if a resignation recommendation is issued, failure to resign within one month will result in expulsion."

Among the 12 lawmakers suspected of illegal real estate transactions submitted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission to the People Power Party, no further action will be taken against Ahn Byung-gil, Yoon Hee-sook, Song Seok-jun, Kim Seung-soo, Park Dae-soo, and Bae Jun-young, as their explanations were deemed sufficient.

The People Power Party stated, "We judged that the real estate in question for Ahn Byung-gil, Yoon Hee-sook, and Song Seok-jun was neither owned by them nor were they involved in the transactions." Additionally, "In the cases of Kim Seung-soo, Park Dae-soo, and Bae Jun-young, the acquisition process of the land was clarified, and the properties have either already been sold or they have expressed an intention to dispose of them immediately."

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