Kim Min-seok warns Boo Seung-chan, who said, “Firefighting keeps the finances going”... Ethics Tribunal Investigation

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ahn Jeong-hoon = On the 19th, Kim Min-seok, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, warned about his party's lawmaker Boo Seung-chan, who caused controversy by remarking on the financial burden of local governments for firefighting work during the National Assembly's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee audit of Gyeonggi Province.

The Democratic Party of Korea announced this through a press notice from the Public Information Bureau that day, saying, "Representative Kim issued a stern warning to Rep. Boo Seung-chan's remarks regarding firefighting that were made during the National Assembly audit today."

The Democratic Party added, “(CEO Kim) ordered the Central Party Ethics Tribunal to investigate the circumstances of the remarks in question.”

Previously, Rep. Boo responded to the controversy over Gyeonggi Province Governor Choo Mi-ae's 'fiscal straw' remark, saying, "Even though firefighters are government officials, about 90% of the budget is borne by local governments, so isn't this really a drain on finances?"

In response to this, People Power Party lawmaker Kim Eun-hye criticized, saying, "I think the people couldn't believe their ears. It's so shocking."

The audit was halted for about 7 minutes as lawmakers from both parties joined in the argument between the two lawmakers.