Overview
- Kang announced she would leave the party, saying she had burdened colleagues, and pledged full cooperation with investigators.
- The Democratic Party said it approved her expulsion despite her prior departure and asked its ethics body to act swiftly on Kim Byung-kee.
- Seoul police opened an investigation after an opposition complaint alleging Kang took 100 million won via an aide during the 2022 local elections from then–Seoul council candidate Kim Kyung.
- A local outlet released audio of Kang discussing the money with Kim Byung-kee, who was then secretary of the party’s Seoul nomination committee.
- Kim resigned from the DP floor leadership earlier this week and now faces an internal ethics review, while opposition figures call for a special counsel probe.