Rep. Bong-min Jeon, who said his father would give 30 million won to a reporter who was covering the suspicion of giving an expedient gift, quit the people’s power, saying he deeply apologized. It is to take a moral responsibility, but as other lawmakers did earlier, when controversy arises, they withdraw from the controversy and retain their position.
Reporter Baekwoon on the report.
Rep. Bong-min Jeon, who was suspicious of gifting expedient ways, such as taking a job from his father’s construction company, declared withdrawal from the power of the people.
He bowed his head apologizing for his father’s saying he would give 30 million won to the reporter covering the allegations.
[전봉민/무소속 의원 : 깊은 사죄의 말씀을 드립니다. 도의적인 책임을 지기 위해 국민의힘의 당적을 내려 놓기로 결심했습니다.]
However, he denied that he followed the normal procedure for the suspicion of evading work and gift tax.
The Democratic Party and the Justice Party urged the resignation of the parliamentary office and a prompt investigation, saying that it was a’tail cutting withdrawal’.
[신영대/민주당 대변인 : 박덕흠 의원에 이은 두 번째 ‘면피용 꼬리 자르기’입니다.]
It is the same as the case of Rep. Park Deok-heum, who was deprived of the people’s power by suspicion that he helped the construction company of his family while on the National Territory Committee.
However, the Democratic Party is not in bad shape.
As the founder of Eastar Jet, Rep. Lee Sang-jik left the Democratic Party when the responsibility for the mass dismissal was raised.
When the controversy grows, instead of withdrawing from the controversy, the legislative position was retained, and the party escaped responsibility.
To end this behavior, effective disciplinary action at the level of the National Assembly’s Special Ethics Committee is necessary.
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