Jang Hye-young: "Yoon Hee-sook's Resignation Declaration is a 'Resignation Show'? The Ruling Party's 'Encouragement to Leave the Party Show'"

"Democratic Party Delays Handling Yoon Hee-sook's Resignation"

Jang Hye-young, Justice Party member. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] On the 30th, Jang Hye-young, a Justice Party lawmaker, directly criticized, saying, "Ironically, it is the Democratic Party of Korea that is dragging its feet on processing the resignation proposal of Yoon Hee-sook, a People Power Party lawmaker who declared her resignation amid allegations of her father's real estate speculation and involvement."

On the same day, Jang posted on her Facebook, stating, "The Democratic Party is only making irrelevant remarks such as telling Yoon, who has already clearly expressed her intention to resign, to leave the party instead of resigning or to undergo an investigation first."

She added, "There is absolutely no reason not to process Yoon's resignation proposal at today's plenary session," and "Even the People Power Party has publicly expressed support for processing the resignation proposal out of respect for the lawmaker's intention."

She continued, "The facts regarding Yoon's father's real estate speculation allegations must be clearly revealed through investigation," and pointed out, "Even if Yoon throws away her lawmaker position, she cannot avoid investigation or be free from the political responsibility of the People Power Party."

Yoon Hee-sook, a member of the People Power Party who declared her resignation from the National Assembly and withdrawal from the presidential primary, is refuting allegations regarding her father's illegal real estate transactions and suspicions that she was involved in them at the National Assembly Communication Office in Yeouido, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 27th.
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Furthermore, Jang said, "If Yoon's resignation declaration is a 'resignation show,' then what the Democratic Party is doing is a 'party withdrawal recommendation show,'" and sharply criticized, "Before telling lawmakers from other parties what to do, the Democratic Party should properly deal with the lawmakers within its own party who were recommended to leave but still maintain their party membership."

She also said, "Behind the Democratic Party's 'party withdrawal recommendation show' and the People Power Party's 'resignation show' being spectacularly staged today lies the ruling party's friendly 'joint declaration of giving up on housing price stabilization' with the submission of the comprehensive real estate tax reform bill at today's plenary session."

She emphasized, "Shows eventually end. If the Democratic Party and the People Power Party do not process Yoon's resignation proposal at today's plenary session, and the Democratic Party lawmakers who have not yet left the party continue to maintain their party membership, the public, who are thoroughly fed up with the embarrassing show of the two major parties parasitizing on real estate vested interests, will surely hold both parties strictly accountable."

Earlier, on the 25th, Yoon declared she would resign from both the presidential primary candidacy and her lawmaker position after allegations of her father's speculation in Sejong City were raised in an investigation by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. However, the Democratic Party criticized this as a 'resignation show,' arguing that uncovering the speculation allegations through investigation should come first.

Meanwhile, the Democratic Party also recommended party withdrawal for 12 lawmakers who were suspected of speculation in the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission investigation. At that time, the Democratic Party expelled proportional representatives Yang Yi-won-young and Yoon Mi-hyang, who are currently maintaining their lawmaker positions as independents. The remaining 10 lawmakers who were recommended to leave the party still belong to the Democratic Party.

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