Former Democratic Social gathering of Korea ground chief Rep. Kim Byung-kee leaves the social gathering constructing after attending a gathering of the social gathering’s ethics committee, Monday. Yonhap
The ruling Democratic Social gathering of Korea (DPK) on Monday voted to expel former ground chief Rep. Kim Byung-kee amid mounting corruption allegations surrounding the lawmaker, together with receiving preferential remedy and abusing his energy.
The choice got here after Kim had refused to voluntarily go away the social gathering regardless of calls from the DPK’s management demanding the previous ground chief surrender his social gathering membership over his snowballing allegations.
Han Dong-soo, the top of the DPK’s ethnics committee, mentioned the choice was made after comprehensively considering numerous elements, together with the gravity of the case, and whether or not the statue of limitations for disciplinary motion had expired.
Beneath the social gathering’s inner rules, no disciplinary motion could also be taken as soon as three years have handed because the date on which the grounds for such punishment arose.
Kim resigned because the DPK’s ground chief final month after a spread of allegations surfaced in opposition to him, together with that he acquired cash from a former native council member in 2020 whereas serving because the secretary of the social gathering’s Seoul nomination committee.
