“Korean Politics: Ethics Committee Discusses Disciplinary Measures for People’s Power Leaders Tae Young-ho and Kim Jae-won”

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The Ethics Committee of the party discussed disciplinary measures for the people’s power, Tae Young-ho and Kim Jae-won, who were controversial due to the scandal of the ‘nomination recording’ and subsequent stories, but could not come to a conclusion.

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The Ethics Committee decided to hold a meeting again tomorrow and decide on the level of disciplinary action, but it is interpreted that it is inducing voluntary resignation by saying that it can be taken into consideration if a ‘political solution’ comes out.

This is reporter Son Ha-neul.

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Tae Young-ho and Kim Jae-won were directly called to hear the call and discussed for 5 hours, but the People’s Power Ethics Committee could not decide the level of disciplinary action.

The Ethics Committee said that there are some more facts to be checked, and that it will take two more days to decide the level of disciplinary action tomorrow (the 10th).

Hwang Jeong-geun, chairman of the Ethics Committee, explained that he had requested the submission of evidence such as reference documents and statements regarding the contents of the vocation of the two highest members.

He said that a political solution is possible, not an ethics committee decision.

[황정근/국민의힘 윤리위원장]

″<최고위원직을 자진사퇴할 경우에 양형사유에 반영되는 건지?> If such a political solution emerges, the level of punishment will be as you would expect.”

If you resign yourself, it is read as meaning that the level of disciplinary action can be lowered, but the two top members have been stubborn about voluntarily resigning.

[태영호/국민의힘 최고위원]

″If I were in a position to voluntarily resign, I would have said it here before coming to the Ethics Committee.″

[김재원/국민의힘 최고위원]

″I have never heard from anyone about whether or not to resign voluntarily. No one ever told me that.”

In the Ethics Committee, a series of tales of the two highest members, such as distorting and disparaging the Jeju 4 3 incident, were on the cutting board.

[김기윤/국민의힘 윤리위원]

″Most of the content is related to the transcript, so I think it took a long time because of that part. Because it is important to draw more accurate conclusions…″

However, the Ethics Committee said that Rep. Tae admitted that the recording of the alleged involvement in nominations was false, and that there was no additional fact-checking because the statements between Rep. Tae and Lee Jin-bok, senior secretary for political affairs in the presidential office, coincided.

If the disciplinary level of the two highest members is low, public criticism is likely to be strong, and if a severe disciplinary punishment that makes it impossible to run for the general election is issued, the opposition from the parties will be strong, so the Ethics Committee is expected to continue struggling with the level of disciplinary action.

This is Son Ha-neul from MBC News.