Opposition Submits Disciplinary Proposal Against Jo Su-jin... "'Cheongdam-dong Drinking Party' Remarks Cause Secondary Harm to Bereaved Families"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] The opposition parties, including the Democratic Party of Korea and the Justice Party, will submit a disciplinary proposal against People Power Party lawmaker Jo Su-jin, who made remarks about the 'Cheongdam-dong drinking party' during the Itaewon disaster special parliamentary investigation committee.

On the 26th, the Justice Party stated, "Regarding lawmaker Jo's secondary victimization remarks that surfaced during the special investigation committee, including the 'Cheongdam-dong drinking party' comment, the Justice Party has decided to submit a disciplinary proposal against lawmaker Jo together with the Democratic Party and other opposition parties."

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Twenty lawmakers, including Jin Sung-jun, the Democratic Party's floor deputy leader, and Jang Hye-young, the Justice Party's floor deputy leader, signed the disciplinary proposal.

Previously, lawmaker Jo mentioned the 'Cheongdam-dong drinking party' allegations against Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Eui-gyeom while arguing that adopting the final report was a political struggle during the special investigation committee's plenary session.

The disciplinary proposal states, "(Lawmaker Jo) disrupted the meeting by belittling the demands of opposition special committee members to hold key officials of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration, including Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min, accountable at the National Assembly level, which had already been revealed through the parliamentary investigation process, as mere allegations of a 'Cheongdam-dong drinking party.'"

It also pointed out, "As a result, lawmaker Jo attempted to obstruct the inclusion of President Yoon Seok-yeol's sincere apology, the dismissal of Minister Lee Sang-min, the establishment of an independent investigative body involving bereaved families and survivors, the filing of complaints regarding perjury and non-attendance, and the holding of a National Assembly-level memorial ceremony involving bereaved families and survivors in the parliamentary investigation's final report," adding, "Lawmaker Jo inflicted serious secondary harm on the bereaved families who witnessed this."

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