People's Power Reform Committee votes on proposal for blanket amnesty for former representative Lee Jun-seok and Daegu Mayor Hong Jun-pyo = South Korea

On the 30th, the People's Power (ruling party) Reform Committee issued a ``blanket general amnesty'' to lift the punishment of former People's Power representative Lee Jun-seok and Daegu Mayor Hong Jun-pyo. party finger
It was agreed that the proposal should be made to the leadership team. Innovation Commissioner Oh Shin-hwan told reporters this afternoon that such a proposal had been approved at the meeting. The sooner the punishment is lifted, the sooner
It is expected that the decision will be made at the Supreme Committee meeting on the 2nd of next month. Committee member Wu said, ``We have finally decided to convey today's matter to the party leadership.If we do so, what should we do next?
It is a matter for the party leadership to decide whether to take measures." Commissioner Oh responded to the question that ``Former Representative Lee and Mayor Hong have made it clear their intention to refuse,'' and ``Call out or mention a specific person and ask for general amnesty.''
I wasn't talking about excuses. (Pardon) is a legal term, but according to Article 30 of the Party Constitution and Party Regulations and Ethics Committee, party representatives can cancel or suspend disciplinary action after a resolution of the Supreme Committee.
There is a clause that says you can do that." He added, ``We elevated it to a political term and used the term general amnesty.There are no plans to change the term 'amnesty' itself.''
added. Up until now, the Reform Committee has held up the banner of ``integration'' and has been discussing general amnesty at the level of party harmony as ``Project No. 1.'' Former CEO Lee previously accused Yu of ``suspecting of abetting and concealing evidence of sexual entertainment.''
He was punished by having his party membership suspended for 1 year and 6 months for publicly criticizing President Ng Seo-gyul and the party. One year of punishment will be added to the existing six-month suspension of party membership, and all punishments will be suspended in January next year.
is canceled. Mayor Hong was punished with a 10-month suspension of party membership due to the ``golfing during a flood'' controversy, and his party membership has been suspended until May next year.
Supreme Commissioner Kim Jae Won is also expected to be subject to this disciplinary suspension.
It's through. Kim received a one-year suspension of party membership due to a series of ``stories'' related to the Gwangju May 18 Democratization Movement and the Jeju April 3 Incident. The suspension period is next year
Until May. Meanwhile, when asked what he thought about Mayor Hong's criticism of the Reform Commission's promotion of general amnesty, In Yo-han, chairman of the Innovation Commission, said, ``
Yesterday, I held a memorial event in Itaewon, and today I went to Gwangju, and now I'm at Hyeonchungwon. "It's not appropriate to talk about politics," he said, refraining from speaking.