Politics · South Korea · 57 mins ago
Geoje council members seek discipline over parking dispute
Six Geoje council members filed a motion to discipline Kim Kyung-seup over his conduct in a parking dispute.
Kim, a Democratic Party member of the council in Geoje, South Korea, was accused of double-parking at city hall and inconveniencing a resident.
The resident asked him to move his car, and Kim was said to have invoked his position as a council member in response.
The incident took place on October 26 and drew wider attention after it appeared on a television program.
Kim later apologized on social media, and fellow members of his party issued a joint apology.
The motion says his conduct breached a councillor’s duty to maintain dignity and damaged public trust in the council.
An ethics committee will review the case before the full council decides whether to discipline him and what penalty to impose.
Six Geoje City Council members from the People Power Party filed a disciplinary motion against Democratic Party member Kim Kyung-seup.
They said Kim violated the duty to maintain the dignity of a local council member during a parking dispute.
The dispute began after a resident asked Kim to move a double-parked car at Geoje City Hall.
The council members said Kim invoked his position when responding to the resident.
Kim later apologized on social media, and fellow party members issued a joint apology.
A council ethics committee and the full council are expected to decide whether Kim will be disciplined and what penalty may apply.
- Who
- Six People Power Party members of the Geoje City Council filed the motion against Democratic Party member Kim Kyung-seup.
- What
- They submitted a motion seeking discipline over Kim’s conduct in a parking dispute.
- When
- The motion was submitted on Nov. 9. The dispute began on Oct. 26.
- Where
- The dispute took place in the parking lot at Geoje City Hall, in Geoje, South Korea.
- Why
- The members said Kim’s conduct violated the duty to maintain a council member’s dignity and harmed public trust in the council.
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A resident asked Kim to move his double-parked car at the city hall parking lot, prompting controversy over Kim’s response.
Kim apologized on social media, and fellow members of his party issued a joint apology.
Six People Power Party council members submitted a disciplinary motion against Kim.
Yonhap reported that the ethics committee and full council would consider whether to discipline Kim and what penalty to impose.
- Motion filed
- Nov. 9
- Members filing motion
- Six People Power Party members of the Geoje City Council
- Member facing discipline
- Kim Kyung-seup, of the Democratic Party
- Dispute location
- Geoje City Hall parking lot
- Incident date
- Oct. 26