Resolution 'calling for the expulsion of Kim Tae-gyu from the National Power Party' passed by the plenary session of the National Assembly led by the president

At the plenary session on the 5th, the National Assembly, led by the ruling party, passed a resolution calling for the expulsion of Kim Tae-gyu, a member of the People's Power Party, who caused controversy with his so-called 'rebellion denial' remarks.

The resolution calling for Rep. Kim's expulsion was passed with 166 votes in favor and 1 vote invalid out of 167 votes.

The People Power Party did not participate in the vote.

The resolution contains the content that Rep. Kim's statement in a YouTube broadcast that the actions of former Presidents Chun Doo-hwan and Yoon Seok-yeol were "not a civil war" violated the National Assembly members' duty to comply with the Constitution and maintain dignity.

Chun Joon-ho, senior vice-president of the National Assembly of the Democratic Party of Korea, who proposed the resolution, urged the resolution to be passed at the plenary session on the same day, saying, "Under the name of historical re-evaluation, (Rep. Kim) even denied the Supreme Court ruling on Chun Doo-hwan's rebellion leader, which was finalized after three trials, undermining the rule of law and making unconstitutional nonsense."

He continued, "This is an anti-historical act that insults and inflicts secondary harm on the victims and bereaved families of the May 18 Democratization Movement who sacrificed themselves for the constitutional history of the Republic of Korea and the development of democracy," and added, "Furthermore, it is a mockery of the people and the history of the Republic of Korea. It is a plot to divide public opinion by denying historical truth and the judgment of the judiciary and spreading sophistry."

This is the second time in the 22nd National Assembly that a resolution calling for the expulsion of members of the National Assembly has passed the plenary session.

Previously, the Democratic Party took the lead in handling a resolution calling for the expulsion of People Power Party lawmaker Lee Jin-sook, who caused controversy over the '5/18 distortion' at the National Assembly plenary session last August.

However, for the expulsion of the two lawmakers to actually take place, a separate disciplinary plan must be passed at the plenary session. Under current law, the approval of more than two-thirds of the registered members is required to expel a member of the National Assembly.