Rapper Noel (real name Jang Yong-joon), the son of National Power lawmaker Jang Je-won, who was arrested on charges of driving without a license, refusing to take a breathalyzer, and assaulting a police officer, left the Seocho Police Station in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 19th of last month and is being sent to the prosecution. News 1
On the 19th, the Blue House responded, “I ask for your understanding that it is difficult to answer the public petition asking for Jang Je-won to be stripped of his seat as a member of the National Assembly.”
In response, the Blue House said, “The petitioner petitioned for the removal of the parliamentary seat by holding Rep. Jang responsible for the continued criminal acts of the family of Rep. Jang Je-won, such as drunk driving.” said.
The Blue House said, “In Article 64 (2) of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, ‘The National Assembly may examine the qualifications of members and may discipline members’, and in the same Article (3), ‘to expel a member of the National Assembly, two-thirds or more of the members of the National Assembly vote in favor of it’ “There must be a disciplinary action and expulsion of members of the National Assembly, respectively,” he replied.
By Lim Do-won, staff reporter van7691@hankyung.com
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