Former Democratic Celebration of Korea ground chief Rep. Kim Byung-kee enters the primary corridor of the Nationwide Meeting in Seoul, Dec. 30, 2025. Yonhap
The management of the ruling Democratic Celebration of Korea (DPK) on Sunday demanded former ground chief Rep. Kim Byung-kee voluntarily go away the celebration amid mounting corruption suspicions surrounding him.
“We request that (Kim) deeply deliberate on which path greatest cherishes the celebration,” DPK spokesperson Park Soo-hyeon stated, in what was apparently a name on him to surrender celebration membership.
Park stated there have been even impending requires the DPK management to expel Kim.
The decision got here after Kim resigned because the DPK’s ground chief final month amid snowballing allegations, together with claims that he acquired cash from a former native council member in 2020 whereas serving because the secretary of the celebration’s Seoul nomination committee.
Regardless of mounting stress to depart the celebration, Kim has stated he won’t stop even when he faces expulsion.
