Call for Voluntary Resignation of Former Democratic Party Representative Jeong Jin-sul

Dongwon Shin, Seoul City Council Member, Urges Former Democratic Party Leader Jin-sul Jeong to Voluntarily Resign in 5-Minute Speech at City Council Plenary Session on the 28th

Regarding the reported extramarital pregnancy, abortion, and miscarriage, the only apology the former Democratic Party leader can offer to citizens is voluntary resignation

Repeatedly demands submission of the decision document to the Democratic Party Ethics Tribunal

Requests the Special Ethics Committee to impose strong disciplinary action "so that citizens can accept it and the dignity and discipline of the Seoul City Council can be restored"

Dongwon Shin, member of the Seoul Metropolitan Council’s Housing and Spatial Committee (photo · People Power Party, Nowon 1), urged former Democratic Party leader Jin-sul Jeong, who was expelled from the party, to voluntarily resign during a 5-minute speech at the 6th plenary session of the 319th regular meeting held on the 28th.

First, Councilor Shin cited the Democratic Party Ethics Tribunal’s decision document, which was reported by the media on the 26th, stating that "extramarital pregnancy, abortion, and miscarriage were repeated, and conflicts between the parties continued due to mutual assault, verbal abuse, and repeated agreements with the woman involved," and that "having an extramarital relationship resulting in pregnancy and abortion gravely damaged the dignity of an elected public official."

Since the decision document is known as the core reason why the Democratic Party exercised the highest level of disciplinary action, expulsion, against former leader Jin-sul Jeong, Councilor Shin condemned that if the report is true, it is not only unethical and immoral but also shows a complete lack of respect for women and life. He pointed out that "since the abortion law was still in effect in 2020 when the acts occurred, it would be a clear violation of the law if judged by that time."

Former Democratic Party leader Jeong, who caused great disappointment and an indelible shame to 10 million Seoul citizens, has no qualification to represent local residents and is urged to take responsibility and resign voluntarily.

He also warned the Democratic Party’s central and Seoul city branches for refusing the Seoul City Council Special Ethics Committee’s democratic and legal requests for document submission three times and demanded that they submit the decision document now for fact-finding.

Finally, he concluded his remarks by requesting the Special Ethics Committee to impose strong disciplinary measures so that Seoul citizens can accept it and the dignity and discipline of the Seoul City Council can be restored.

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