Democrats File Ethics Complaint Against Hwang Bo-seung-hee Over Alleged Political Funds Law Violation

Decision of the Closed Supreme Council Meeting on the 14th

The Democratic Party of Korea announced on the 14th that it is considering referring Hwang Bo-seung-hee, a member of the People Power Party accused of violating the Political Funds Act, to the National Assembly Ethics Special Committee.

Park Sung-jun, spokesperson for the Democratic Party, said to reporters after a closed supreme council meeting held at the National Assembly that morning, "Although the police are investigating Representative Hwang Bo, we are considering referring her to the National Assembly Ethics Committee for violations of the Political Funds Act and damage to the dignity of the National Assembly, and we plan to demand her resignation."

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Representative Hwang is currently under police investigation for alleged violations of the Political Funds Act and the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act. The police are investigating suspicions that ahead of the 2020 general election and the 2022 local elections, Representative Hwang received money and valuables in exchange for nominating district councilors and city councilors. In April of last year, a civic group in Busan filed a complaint against Representative Hwang regarding these allegations.

Additionally, the police are investigating allegations that Representative Hwang received tens of millions of won in cash, credit cards, luxury bags, and apartments from Mr. A, the president of a real estate development company. Representative Hwang is known to be fully denying the charges.

The day before, the People Power Party's Party Affairs Audit Committee announced that it had decided to conduct an internal party investigation into Representative Hwang. Shin Ui-jin, chairperson of the Party Affairs Audit Committee, said, "It was unanimously decided to conduct a party investigation related to Representative Hwang Bo-seung-hee," adding, "When the case was reported, the committee members thought the investigation should be conducted quickly, and the party also requested it today."

The Party Affairs Audit Committee plans to soon request explanations from related parties and conduct attendance investigations.

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