"'Impeachment Absence' Kookhim Lawmaker Should Be Stripped of Honorary Citizenship"

Seo Im-seok, Gwangju City Council Member, Repeatedly Asserts in '5-Minute Speech'
"Ruling Party Lawmakers Colluding with Insurrection Do Not Deserve Honorary Citizenship"

Seo Im-seok, Gwangju City Council member.

Seo Im-seok, a member of the Gwangju City Council (Democratic Party, Nam-gu 1), stated during the 4th plenary session of the 329th regular meeting on the 13th in a '5-minute speech' that "regarding the recent declaration of martial law, the qualifications of those People Power Party members who did not participate in the National Assembly's presidential impeachment motion vote but received honorary citizenship of Gwangju should be revoked."

Referring to President Yoon Seok-yeol's additional national address on the morning of the 12th, Councilor Seo said, "If People Power Party members had participated in the first vote on the impeachment motion, we would no longer have to listen to the position and legitimacy of the emergency martial law declaration."

On the 9th, during the budget review process for next year in Gwangju City, Councilor Seo mentioned People Power Party members Kwon Young-jin, Joo Ho-young, Sung Il-jong, and Kim So-hee, and proposed to Deputy Mayor Ko Gwang-wan the 'revocation of honorary citizenship qualifications.'

He questioned, "The ruling party, which did not even vote on the impeachment motion, is a party that ignores the voice of the people and is only eager to protect its own vested interests. Should such People Power Party members be respected as honorary citizens when they come to Gwangju?"

Councilor Seo reiterated to Gwangju Mayor Kang Gi-jung, "If you truly consider the People Power Party as a party colluding in rebellion, take the lead and immediately revoke the honorary citizenships granted to them."

He also urged the People Power Party members, saying, "I hope you will definitely vote on the impeachment motion tomorrow."

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