Taeyoungho, Press Conference at 10 AM... Expected to Resign from Supreme Council Position

On the way to work, "Sorry for causing trouble"

Taeyoungho, a Supreme Council member of the People Power Party, is expected to resign from his position ahead of disciplinary action by the party's Central Ethics Committee on the 10th.

Supreme Council member Tae announced that he will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. at the National Assembly Communication Office on the same day.

People Power Party Supreme Council Member Tae Young-ho, who has caused controversy with a series of gaffes, is attending the Central Ethics Committee held at the People Power Party Central Party Office in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 8th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

Supreme Council member Tae was subjected to disciplinary procedures starting on the 1st due to three reasons: his statement during the party convention that "the Jeju 4.3 incident was directed by North Korea's Kim Il-sung," a Facebook post related to the Democratic Party's cash envelope scandal containing the phrase "Junk Money Sex Democratic Party. Indeed JMS Democratic Party," and the controversy over the leaked recording involving interference in presidential office nominations.

The Ethics Committee was scheduled to decide the level of discipline at a meeting on the 8th but postponed the decision to the 10th, citing the need for additional explanatory materials and further discussion.

If Supreme Council member Tae voluntarily resigns, it is highly likely that the severity of the Ethics Committee's disciplinary action will be mitigated. Ethics Committee Chairman Hwang Jeong-geun told reporters immediately after the meeting on the 8th, "If such a political solution as voluntary resignation emerges, the level of discipline will be as you expect."

When Supreme Council member Tae met with reporters on his way to work that day and was asked about President Yoon Seok-yeol's first anniversary in office, he said, "I ran for the Supreme Council member position at the party convention for the success of the Yoon Seok-yeol government and the party's victory in next year's general election. It has been two months since I was elected, and I am sorry for causing such turmoil."