Court Suspends Jang Ho-gwon, President of Gwangbok Association, from Duties... Grandson of Kim Gu Acts as Proxy

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The court has accepted an injunction request filed by members of the Liberation Association to suspend the execution of duties of Jang Ho-gwon, the eldest son of independence activist Jang Jun-ha and the president of the Liberation Association (age 73).

On the 17th, the Civil Division 51 of the Seoul Southern District Court (Chief Presiding Judge Hwang Jeong-su) announced, "Until the final ruling on the main case confirming the invalidation of the election is made, President Jang must not execute the duties of the Liberation Association president."

Along with this, the court ordered Kim Jin (age 73), the eldest grandson of Baekbeom Kim Gu and the runner-up in the Liberation Association presidential election, to act as the interim president.

After former president Kim Won-woong resigned amid allegations of corruption during his tenure, the Liberation Association held a by-election for president on May 31. President Jang was elected with 29 votes out of 54.

However, members of the Liberation Association filed injunction requests to suspend duty execution and main lawsuits in June and July, claiming that President Jang promised positions to secure his election, was under restrictions on eligibility due to bankruptcy declaration, and submitted false credentials.

The court acknowledged that President Jang served as an invited professor at Hanshin University from October 16, 2018, to October 15, 2021, but listed himself as a "current invited professor at Hanshin University" during the election, and that he proposed to maintain his position if supported in the election.

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