South Korean Rep. Yoon Mika, who attended a Chongryon event as a public figure, criticized the ruling party for not being qualified as a member of the Diet or even a citizen.

Yoon Mi-hyang, an independent South Korean member of parliament and former head of the former comfort women support group, spoke about the Great Kanto Earthquake at a conference organized by the General Federation of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) in Tokyo on the 1st of this month. Sacrifice
controversial for attending a memorial service for An official from South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (equivalent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) said, ``While North Korea is carrying out provocations with nuclear weapons and missiles, it is inappropriate for us to attend events related to the Korean General Federation.''
"No," he pointed out. The Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo took issue with the fact that during the process of entering Japan, Mr. Yoon received support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the South Korean embassy in Japan, including formalities and car arrangements, while attending North Korean-related events.
ing. Mr. Yoon is the person who for many years served as the representative of the former comfort women support group ``Justice Memory Solidarity to Solve the Issue of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery'' (Seigiren). During the previous administration of Moon Jae-in,
He ran for the Democratic Party of Japan, which was the ruling party at the time, and was elected to the Diet. However, he was indicted for misappropriating donations for personal use while he was active as chairman of Seigiren, and is currently on trial.
Yoon, who was charged without detention for eight crimes including fraud and embezzlement in the case of misappropriation of donations, has completely denied the indictment at the trial so far. In court, he said, ``For the last 30 years, I have been ashamed as an activist.
I think I've lived my life unscrupulously," he said, adding that "all sorts of malicious media reports and unfounded suspicions continued to make him a diabolical criminal."
In February of this year, there was a judgment hearing at the Seoul Western District Court, and the district court ordered the payment of a fine of 15 million won (approximately 1.56 million yen at the time) for EMBEZZLEMENT crimes due to personal misappropriation. Other causes
He was acquitted on the grounds of "insufficient evidence". In the case of general criminal cases, active members of the National Assembly will not lose their seats unless they are sentenced to imprisonment or higher.
It became. However, in June 2021, Yoon was expelled from the ``Democratic Democratic Party'' due to suspicions of illegal activities related to real estate transactions and possessions separately from this incident, and is currently active as an independent lawmaker.
It's moving. Yoon appealed and the case is currently being heard in the appellate court, and at the final trial held at the Seoul High Court last month, the prosecution asked for the same sentence as the first trial, five years in prison. The sentencing hearing will be held on the 20th of this month.
It is planned that In the midst of this, it was revealed that Mr. Yoon attended a memorial event for the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake, which was sponsored by the Korean Federation of Koreans, which is affiliated with North Korea. Mr. Yoon's words and actions have been pandering to North Korea.
It has been known for. According to Korean media, Yoon arrived at Haneda Airport on August 30th and attended a memorial event the following day. He reportedly came to Japan not as a private citizen but as a member of the South Korean National Assembly. Korea
According to Ilbo, Mr. Yoon's side sent a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the South Korean National Assembly Office, requesting cooperation in allowing him to enter Japan. Based on this request for cooperation, the Korean Embassy in Japan supported Mr. Yoon's immigration procedures and brought him to Tokyo.
We provided a ride to a hotel near the station. An official from the Korean Embassy in Japan told the paper, ``Embassy staff will go inside the immigration inspection area to assist with procedures, and will assist bureaucrats with the ``platform'' system used when entering the country on official business.
I went through the procedures at the Priority Lane (priority security checkpoint)." The Chongryon leadership, including chairman Heo Jeong-man, attended the memorial event hosted by Chongryon. Ko Duk-woo Committee of the Tokyo Headquarters of the Federation of Korean Federations
In his memorial speech, the head of the group reportedly insulted the South Korean government, calling it a ``southern Korean cabal.'' On this day, a memorial event for the victims was held by the Korean People's Association in Japan (Mindan), but Yoon
He did not participate here. The ruling party "People's Power" strongly criticized Yoon's attendance at a memorial event sponsored by the Chongryon, saying, "Let alone a member of the Diet, he is not qualified to be a citizen." The party's chief spokesperson
On the 3rd, he pointed out, "A South Korean parliamentarian who receives the people's blood tax has stood shoulder to shoulder with an organization that threatens the existence of South Korea. Is it right to recognize such a lawmaker as a member of South Korea?" ``The National Assembly is an anti-national force.
Liberal democracy should be protected by expelling Rep. Yoon for threatening South Korea,'' he said, calling for him to be stripped of his parliamentary qualifications. On the 4th, the party submitted a proposal for disciplinary action against Yoon to the Special Committee on Ethics of the National Assembly.
On the other hand, Mr. Yoon's side is said to have explained, "I thought it was an event hosted by a Korean organization. I only participated to mourn the victims."