Democratic Party Files Ethics Complaint Against Kim Gi-hyeon... 'Will Hold Accountable for Drug Remarks and Lies About Son's Allegations'

The Democratic Party of Korea decided on the 3rd to file a complaint against Kim Ki-hyun, the leader of the People Power Party, to the National Assembly's Special Ethics Committee. They intend to hold him accountable for a lie related to his son, who is currently embroiled in controversy over Kim's 'drug intoxication' remarks and cryptocurrency issues.

On the same day, Kwon Chil-seung, the senior spokesperson of the Democratic Party, met with reporters after the party's Supreme Council meeting at the National Assembly and said, "We have decided to file a complaint with the Ethics Committee regarding Leader Kim's reckless drug remarks and his son's false statements to the public about cryptocurrency."

On the 1st, after a workshop of the Ulsan City Party, Leader Kim met with reporters and commented on the special law for the Itaewon disaster, which was designated as a fast-track bill at the National Assembly plenary session on the 30th of last month, saying, "They are intoxicated with drugs and are solely focused on immediate gains, even abusing the people's tragedy as a tool for political strife."

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 3rd. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Regarding this, Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party, publicly stated at the Supreme Council meeting, "It is truly outrageous for the ruling party leader to make remarks like 'It seems our party is suffering from an incurable disease' and 'intoxicated with drugs' directed at our party," adding, "They rejected all proposals to put their heads together to revive the people's economy with all sorts of excuses, and not only ignored the disaster victims who have been living on the streets for over 200 days, but also directed almost curse-like criticism at the opposition party that represents those victims. No matter how ruthless politics is, there are limits."

Additionally, the Democratic Party viewed that Leader Kim lied about his son. Earlier, on the 11th of last month, Kim stated via social media that his son, who works at a virtual asset company, "does not own a single share of the company and is merely a salaried employee." In this regard, Park Chan-dae, a Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party, said at the meeting, "Leader Kim's son, who claimed to be just a salaried employee without owning a single share, was actually the Chief Operating Officer of 'Unopened,' a company suspected of embezzlement worth tens of billions of won. It was also confirmed that he established two related corporations within four months since the end of last year," criticizing, "Can he still be called an ordinary employee of a small or medium-sized enterprise?"

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