"Disclose the Reason for Expulsion of Democratic Party Lawmaker Jeong Jin-sul"

Seoul City Councilor Kim Hye-ji: “The Democratic Party should disclose the reasons for expelling Councilor Jeong Jin-sul and cooperate with the Seoul City Council’s fact-finding investigation”

On the 28th, Seoul Metropolitan Councilor Kim Hye-ji (photo · Gangdong 1, People Power Party) strongly requested the Democratic Party to send the ethics judgment decision document regarding the expulsion of Councilor Jeong Jin-sul and to cooperate during her 5-minute speech at the 6th plenary session of the 319th regular meeting.

On April 3rd, it was reported in the media that the Democratic Party Seoul Branch Ethics Tribunal expelled Councilor Jeong Jin-sul, and the Seoul City Council’s Ethics Special Committee conducted a fact-finding investigation on a specific matter; however, neither the Seoul City Council nor the citizens of Seoul were able to confirm the exact reasons and facts behind the expulsion.

According to media reports on June 26th, the Democratic Party Seoul Branch Ethics Tribunal’s decision document cited specific reasons for the expulsion, including ▲ the inappropriateness of the time and place when meeting the other woman for the first time ▲ repeated incidents of extramarital pregnancy, abortion, and miscarriage ▲ ongoing conflicts between the parties involving mutual assault, verbal abuse, and repeated agreements ▲ and the high ethical standards required as a congressional aide and Seoul city councilor.

The Seoul City Council’s Ethics Special Committee repeatedly requested the Democratic Party to deliver the ethics judgment decision document for the related fact-finding investigation but received no response.

In response, Councilor Kim Hye-ji stated, “The Seoul City Council has the obligation to ascertain the facts and clarify whether Councilor Jeong Jin-sul’s actions violated laws, regulations, or ethics,” pointing out that the Democratic Party is currently remaining silent and ignoring the Seoul citizens’ right to know.

She also emphasized that “It is necessary to judge whether Councilor Jeong Jin-sul is qualified to represent the 10 million citizens of Seoul and whether it is appropriate for him to exercise the authority entrusted by the citizens,” and added, “If Councilor Jeong Jin-sul has tarnished the honor of Seoul and its citizens, the Seoul City Council has the obligation to impose disciplinary measures commensurate with the reasons,” affirming the legitimacy of the review and request for materials.

Councilor Kim Hye-ji expressed concerns that, even before the media reported the contents of the Democratic Party Seoul Branch Ethics Tribunal’s decision document on the 26th and after the report was published, there have been lingering doubts about the document’s contents, and reckless speculation and misunderstandings could cause secondary harm to the involved parties.

Concluding with the famous saying, “Honesty is the best policy,” Councilor Kim Hye-ji urged the Democratic Party, as a public party, to disclose the ethics decision document to the Ethics Special Committee of the Seoul City Council as requested, ending her remarks.

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