Impeachment Motion Against Broadcasting Commissioner Lee Jin-sook Passed in Plenary Session... Suspension of Duties

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The motion to impeach Lee Jin-sook, Chairperson of the Korea Communications Commission, was passed by the opposition party alone in the plenary session on the 2nd.

In the plenary session that day, the National Assembly approved the impeachment motion against Chairperson Lee with 186 votes in favor, 1 against, and 1 invalid out of 188 members present. The People Power Party protested and left the session before the vote.

With the passage of the impeachment motion, Chairperson Lee's duties are suspended. This comes just two days after her inauguration on the 31st of last month.

Earlier, six opposition parties including the Democratic Party of Korea proposed the impeachment motion against Chairperson Lee the day before. The opposition cited that the 'two-person system' of the Korea Communications Commission, consisting of Chairperson Lee and Commissioner Kim Tae-gyu, illegally approved the appointment of directors for public broadcasters.

President Yoon Suk-yeol pushed through Chairperson Lee's appointment on the 31st of last month, and on the same day at 5 p.m., Chairperson Lee held a closed full meeting and appointed directors to the Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) and the Korea Broadcasting Culture Promotion Foundation, the major shareholder of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC).

＜YONHAP PHOTO-5224＞ Chairman Lee Jin-sook of the Korea Communications Commission and Standing Commissioner Kim Tae-gyu
(Gwacheon=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Ji-eun = Chairman Lee Jin-sook of the Korea Communications Commission and Standing Commissioner Kim Tae-gyu are seated side by side at the inauguration ceremony held at the Korea Communications Commission in the Government Complex Gwacheon on the morning of the 31st. 2024.7.31 [Joint Coverage]
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