Yoo Seung-min: "Tae Young-ho's 3-Month Suspension Is Too Light... I Don't Understand"

The People Power Party imposed a 12-month suspension of party membership on Supreme Council member Kim Jae-won and a 3-month suspension on former Supreme Council member Tae Young-ho, both of whom caused controversy due to 'controversial remarks.' Former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min expressed doubts about the severity of Tae's punishment, saying "3 months is too light."

On the 11th, Yoo posted on his social media, "A 12-month suspension versus a 3-month suspension... it seems like a 4 to 1 difference, but in reality, it's like 100 to 0," expressing his opinion.

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He said, "It's the difference between being able to run in the general election or not," and added, "I cannot understand the difference in disciplinary measures when comparing '5.18, Jeon Kwang-hoon, 4.3' versus '4.3, JMS, audio recordings' in terms of fairness and common sense."

The difference in the severity of the punishments is because former Supreme Council member Tae resigned voluntarily before the disciplinary action. However, Yoo said, "Whether or not he resigned as a Supreme Council member is irrelevant," and added, "He wouldn't be able to serve as a Supreme Council member for a year anyway, and even if it's not a year but six months later, the fate of this leadership is uncertain."

He continued, "Ultimately, the issue is the audio recordings," and said, "Isn't 3 months too light a punishment for the crime of insulting the presidential office with the 'false claim' that the presidential chief of staff effectively threatened illegal nomination? It's a truly incomprehensible night."

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