Rep. Kwak Sang-hiko, who abstained from voting on the impeachment motion, resigns from his position as the Democratic Party's floor leader (South Korea)

It has been revealed that Kwak Sang-eon, a member of South Korea's largest opposition Democratic Party, abstained from voting for one of the four prosecutors in the impeachment motion that was being pushed forward as party policy.
After the vote, Rep. Kwak resigned from his position as floor leader. On the 10th, Yoon Jong-geun, floor spokesman for the party, told reporters at the National Assembly, "Rep. Kwak deeply regrets the controversy that has been stirred up.
"I regret my actions and have decided to step down from my position as deputy floor leader," he said. "Representative Kwak did not fully understand the party's policies, which led to misunderstandings. However, his strong will to reform the prosecution and his loyalty to the party are
This is unshakable," he emphasized, explaining, "In response to his actions that went against the party's policies, we respected his wish to resign and decided to give him a warning rather than a disciplinary punishment."
At the plenary session on the 2nd of last month, Rep. Kwak was the member of the Legislation and Judicial Affairs Committee for the impeachment bill against Prosecutor Park Sang-yong.
The Democratic Party of Korea abstained from voting to refer the bill to the National Assembly. The Democratic Party of Korea said that Prosecutor Park was suspected of inducing false testimony in the investigation into the transfer of funds to North Korea by former Vice Governor of Peace Lee Hwa-young of Gyeonggi Province, and that the 20
In 2019, he was accused of damaging public property while drinking alcohol. In a statement on social media, Rep. Kwak said, "I don't have enough evidence to decide whether I support or oppose impeachment just by listening to the explanation of the proposal.
In response to this statement, some party supporters criticized Rep. Kwak, who is the son-in-law of the late former president Roh Moo-hyun, stating, "The qualifications for being a lawmaker are based on the fact that he is an adopted son-in-law."
There are voices saying, ``I think he gained something from this.''