People Power Party "Parliament's Honor Tarnished... Counterdisciplinary Proposals Against Park Kwang-on and Min Hyung-bae"

Democratic Party Submits Disciplinary Action Against Kim Ki-hyun and Bae Hyun-jin
Kwon Seong-dong: "Tyranny to Muzzle Minority Party"

Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, is attending the party floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 6th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporters Hyunju Lee, Hyunji Kwon] The Democratic Party of Korea plans to submit disciplinary motions against Democratic Party lawmaker Park Kwang-on and independent lawmaker Min Hyung-bae on the 6th, in response to the disciplinary motions requested by the party against lawmakers Kim Ki-hyun and Bae Hyun-jin.

On the same day, Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, stated at a meeting, "This is the tyranny of the majority party trying to muzzle the minority party," adding, "We should not apply double standards even in disciplining lawmakers."

Earlier, the Democratic Party raised issues during the passage of the amendment to the Prosecutors' Office Act, citing that lawmaker Kim Ki-hyun occupied the chairman's seat and that lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin referred to National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok as having a 'cute body' while pointing at him with her hand. According to Article 155 of the National Assembly Act, the Assembly may discipline members through a resolution after review by the Ethics Special Committee if a member makes statements unrelated to the agenda or of a different nature than permitted, or occupies the chair of the Speaker or committee chair.

Floor leader Kwon pointed out, "The lawmakers who should actually be disciplined are lawmaker Min Hyung-bae and lawmaker Park Kwang-on," criticizing, "They abused the National Assembly Act while tactically leaving the party, and Lawmaker Park Kwang-on, the chairman of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, knowingly appointed lawmaker Min to the agenda adjustment committee." He continued, "They took responsibility as accomplices in abusing authority to neutralize the agenda adjustment committee," adding, "There have been numerous tricks and irregularities such as unilateral handling of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee without bipartisan agreement, neutralizing filibusters, and unilaterally changing plenary session times. Because of this, the National Assembly has become a subject of ridicule. The Democratic Party has tarnished the honor of our National Assembly."

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