Gominjeong: "I Voted Against... I Didn't Want to Lose Like Roh Moo-hyun and Cho Kuk"

Opposition Supreme Council Member "Will You Believe Me?"
"If Party Members Demand Resignation, I Will Resign"

Gominjeong, a Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party of Korea classified as part of the Bimyeong faction, revealed regarding the approval of the arrest motion for Representative Lee Jae-myung, "I voted against it."

Lee’s hardline supporters are blaming the Bimyeong faction for the approval of the arrest motion and criticizing them. In response, Council member Go stated that she did not cast a vote in favor.

At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 22nd, Council member Go said, "When a person is on the brink of death, I did not want to lose him like Roh Moo-hyun or Cho Kuk," adding, "Even if I say this, would you believe me?"

Gominjeong, Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

She explained, "I opposed designating the party’s official stance for the vote on the arrest motion," and said, "I thought that even if the party designated it as the official stance on an issue where vote control was impossible, the minds of the lawmakers who would vote in favor would not change. Also, I believed we had to do our best to keep the promise made to the public not to designate rejection as the party’s official stance. Therefore, the leadership tried to reach a consensus on rejection, and continuously persuaded lawmakers both publicly and privately," she explained.

She continued, "However, lists of lawmakers who did not respond to the approval or rejection of the arrest motion circulated intermittently, and a certain party insider threatened to 'end political life' by identifying those who voted in favor. Eventually, chants demanding the expulsion of former President Moon Jae-in, who went to stop Representative Lee’s hunger strike, erupted," adding, "I apologize for not responding more delicately to these warning signs, which led to such a tremendous outcome."

Council member Go said, "I have been flooded with messages from party members saying I am blocking my own re-election in the next general election, and I even heard from the leadership that 'I just need to step down,'" adding, "I believe that a Supreme Council member born from party member support who receives calls for resignation from party members has already lost their trust."

She then said, "I will follow the judgment of the party members. If they tell me to resign, I will resign; if they tell me to stay, I will stay," emphasizing, "However, I do not want to remain as a politician of lies and hypocrisy."

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