Ha Tae-kyung: "Lawmakers act as servants to make coins surge... A full investigation is needed"

Hataekyung Facebook Post
"Received Numerous Unverified Proposals for P2E Legalization"

Amid allegations that Kim Nam-guk, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, who is embroiled in controversy over holding a large amount of cryptocurrency, traded coins related to P2E (Play to earn), Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party, raised his voice, saying that there was legislative lobbying for the legalization of P2E during the last presidential election and that a full investigation of lawmakers is necessary.

On the 12th, Ha posted on his Facebook, "During the last presidential election, the P2E policy was almost included as a final pledge of candidate Yoon Seok-yeol, but I, as the head of the special game committee of the election campaign, stopped it, and it was eventually excluded."

Ha said, "During election periods, companies rarely engage directly in legislative lobbying because it causes major misunderstandings," adding, "So usually associations, academic societies, civic groups, lawyers, and journalists are mobilized to approach indirectly."

He said, "When reviewing game pledges at the time, I received many proposals for P2E legalization from unknown sources. They requested that only P2E be excluded from gambling games," adding, "There was also a plan to link coins with casinos in this background."

Ha Tae-kyung, Member of the People Power Party. Photo by Yonhap News

Ha said, "Because it was gambling legalization disguised as a future industry, I rejected all of them," explaining, "Nevertheless, a pledge to include P2E within the metaverse was announced through other channels."

He continued, "At that time, I persistently stopped it internally until it was eventually withdrawn," adding, "Afterward, there was a time when I asked to change a discussant because Wemade, the issuer of WEMIX, was going to present at a debate I hosted, and I canceled an industry meeting because Wemade was going to appear."

Ha said, "If this is not legislative lobbying, then what is? It is absolutely impossible for a lawmaker to hold a large amount of coins and lead policies like Kim Nam-guk," adding, "It means that a lawmaker was acting as a servant of a coin company to inflate their coins."

Furthermore, he said, "All lawmakers should undergo a full investigation of their coin holdings and disclose the details to the public," adding, "Only then can the trust in the National Assembly be restored."

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