Rep. Kim Byung-kee, ex-floor chief of the ruling Democratic Celebration of Korea (DPK), leaves the occasion constructing in Seoul after attending the DPK’s ethics panel to look at allegations of bribe-taking and misconduct, Monday. Yonhap
Former Democratic Celebration of Korea (DPK) flooring chief Kim Byung-kee mentioned Tuesday he’s in search of extra time to elucidate himself after interesting the occasion’s resolution to expel him over allegations of bribe-taking and different misconduct, together with involving his household.
Kim resigned from the submit final month following allegations that he acquired preferential remedy and abused his energy, together with allegations his spouse used a metropolis council’s company card for private causes.
Kim has refused to go away the occasion voluntarily and the DPK’s ethics committee voted to expel him on Monday.
“I might quite be expelled than select to go away the occasion, which is my residence, my hometown and my every thing,” he mentioned in a Fb submit. “That’s, to me, tantamount to violating my ethical rules.”
“So I begged for at the very least a while till the reality is revealed,” he mentioned.
Kim mentioned he’ll stop politics if he’s discovered legally accountable for any of the allegations, whereas sustaining his innocence and stressing that he wouldn’t do something to burden the occasion.
“Why does it must be so merciless?” he mentioned. “Doing politics with out the DPK is sort of a demise penalty for me.”
The allegations surrounding Kim even have it that he acquired cash from a former native council member in 2020 whereas serving because the secretary of the occasion’s Seoul nomination committee.
Kim can also be suspected of pulling strings for his youthful son’s faculty switch and receiving perks from Korean Air.
