Politics · South Korea · 36 mins ago
South Korean committee advances schedule for Lee Jin-sook exclusion motion
South Korea’s National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee approved a schedule for handling a motion about Lee Jin-sook.
Lee is a lawmaker from the People Power Party.
The motion would exclude her from the committee’s audit of the Broadcasting, Media and Communications Commission.
The committee approved the schedule on Oct.
12.
The Democratic Party and other parties in the ruling bloc led the move.
The approval sets the timetable for dealing with the motion; it does not say whether the motion itself was approved.
No further steps are stated.
South Korea’s National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee voted to exclude lawmaker Lee Jin-sook from an audit of the Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission.
The motion passed with 12 votes in favor, according to Donga Ilbo.
The committee first added the exclusion motion to its agenda through a schedule change.
People Power Party lawmakers opposed the move and walked out.
- Who
- The National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee voted on the motion concerning Lee Jin-sook, a People Power Party lawmaker.
- What
- The committee approved excluding Lee from its audit of the Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission.
- When
- October 12, 2026. The vote took place that afternoon, according to Donga Ilbo.
- Where
- South Korea’s National Assembly.
- Why
- Not stated
Ruling coalition
People Power Party lawmakers
Committee vote
Ruling coalition
The motion passed with 12 votes in favor.
People Power Party lawmakers
The lawmakers opposed the move and walked out.
No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
The committee passed a schedule change adding the motion to exclude Lee Jin-sook to its agenda.
The committee voted on the motion, which passed with 12 votes in favor as People Power Party lawmakers walked out.
- Law subject to motion
- Lee Jin-sook
- Committee
- National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee
- Audit
- Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission
- Vote
- 12 votes in favor
- Date
- October 12, 2026
Sources
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