Latest Parliamentary Panel Calls for Expulsion of Opposition Lawmaker Over Insurrection Remarks

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2 Oct 2026

A National Assembly committee has adopted a ruling-party-backed resolution calling for opposition lawmaker Kim Tae-kyu’s expulsion over comments about former presidents Chun Doo-hwan and Yoon Suk Yeol. The measure is not binding and any removal would require a separate ethics process and a two-thirds plenary vote.

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Parliamentary Panel Calls for Expulsion of Opposition Lawmaker Over Insurrection Remarks

An empty fictional parliamentary committee chamber illustrates legislative ethics proceedings, not the actual session or vote involving Rep. Kim Tae-kyu. AI-generated illustrative image; not a photograph of the event.

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