Ruling Party Education Committee Member: "Min Hyung-bae, Who 'Resigned and Rejoined Through a Trick,' Should Be Disqualified from the Education Committee"

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Members of the National Assembly's Education Committee from the People Power Party demanded the disqualification of Assemblyman Min Hyung-bae from the committee after his controversial 'cunning party switch' and subsequent return to the Democratic Party.

On the 27th, Lee Tae-gyu, the ruling party's Education Committee whip, along with Assemblymen Kwon Eun-hee, Kim Byung-wook, Seo Byung-soo, Jung Kyung-hee, and Cho Kyung-tae, held a press conference at the National Assembly, stating, "At the center of all the reckless actions and resulting conflicts within the Education Committee, starting from the forced handling of the Education Committee's agenda coordination committee, has always been the fake independent Assemblyman Min Hyung-bae." They added, "Assemblyman Min, who shamelessly committed rule-breaking, cunning tactics, and illegal methods and justified them instead of showing remorse, is clearly disqualified as an education committee member. He should immediately move to another standing committee."

They continued, "Today, the People Power Party education committee members will not go into detail about Assemblyman Min Hyung-bae's mistakes. Through his return to the party, the Democratic Party itself has shown that Min's departure was a disguised act and that his rule-breaking, cunning tactics, and illegal methods were true," adding, "Instead, we strongly demand that the Democratic Party implement measures to prevent the recurrence of regressive politics characterized by cunning, illegal methods, and rule-breaking."

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The ruling party education committee members demanded ▲a public apology from the Democratic Party and Assemblyman Min ▲the disqualification of Assemblyman Min from the Education Committee ▲and a promise from the Democratic Party to prevent recurrence.

After the press conference, Assemblyman Lee told reporters, "If Assemblyman Min does not move to another standing committee, conflicts will inevitably continue," adding, "It is absurd for someone with disqualifying reasons to discuss education on the Education Committee, and this can only deepen distrust in the National Assembly. I believe the Democratic Party must adopt an attitude of reflection and self-restraint."

Earlier, on the 17th, the Democratic Party passed an amendment to the 'Special Act on Repayment of Student Loans after Employment' at the National Assembly's Education Committee agenda coordination committee, which grants some interest-free benefits for student loans repaid after employment, with the opposition party acting alone. The agenda coordination committee included two members from the People Power Party, three from the Democratic Party, and Assemblyman Min as an independent member. At the time, Assemblyman Lee pointed out, "The Constitutional Court explicitly stated that Assemblyman Min's disguised party switch process and the agenda coordination committee process for the (prosecutorial reform) bill were illegal under the National Assembly Act," adding, "Given that the process was declared illegal, allowing such a process to be repeated in the agenda coordination committee raises questions about whether this is appropriate under the National Assembly Act."

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