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| ▲ Members of the innovation committee of the ruling People Power Party pose for a photo at the party headquarters in Seoul on Oct. 27, 2023. (Yonhap) |
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(LEAD) Ruling party committee to recommend amnesty for ex-leader Lee
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SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- The innovation committee of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) decided Friday to recommend the lifting of a membership suspension imposed on former party leader Lee Jun-seok and Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo as part of efforts to bring the party together.
The committee reached the decision to recommend a "grand amnesty" for the two and former three-term lawmaker Kim Jae-won during its inaugural meeting presided over by Chairman Ihn Yohan, according to committee member Kim Kyung-jin.
The three members had their party membership suspended over alleged inappropriate actions or remarks.
The PPP's party rule stipulates members could be subject to disciplinary action when they commit a "seriously toxic act toward the party."
Kim said the measure is aimed at promoting unity and harmony within the party.
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