Yeo: "Kim Ui-gyeom to be reported to the National Assembly Ethics Committee"

[Asia Economy Reporters Lee Ji-eun and Kwon Hyun-ji] The ruling party has decided to file a complaint with the Ethics Committee at the National Assembly level against Kim Eui-gyeom, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, who raised allegations about President Yoon Seok-yeol and Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon's 'late-night drinking party.'

On the afternoon of the 27th, Kim Mi-ae, the floor spokesperson for the People Power Party, told reporters at the National Assembly, "The content for filing a complaint against Representative Kim to the Ethics Committee has been drafted, and signatures are being collected mainly from the floor deputy representatives and the Judiciary Committee members," adding, "It will be submitted soon."

The submission is expected to take place on the morning of the 28th. Spokesperson Kim stated, "We believe that Representative Kim violated Article 25 on the obligation to maintain dignity and Article 146 on prohibition of insulting remarks of the National Assembly Act."

Earlier, Spokesperson Kim raised these allegations in the Judiciary Committee's audit in collaboration with the civic media outlet 'The Tam-sa,' and Minister Han responded by stating he would hold them legally accountable both civilly and criminally.

During the plenary session of the National Assembly held that day, the opposition party refused to put forward the agenda for electing Jung Woo-taek, the ruling party's candidate for Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, and indicated that they would only approve it two weeks later, on the 10th of next month. Spokesperson Kim pointed out, "There is no particular justification for not putting forward the agenda for electing the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly," adding, "Ultimately, from the public's perspective, it is hard to accept, and it inevitably gives the impression of being petulant."

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