Overview
- The committee said Han’s conduct was extremely damaging to the party and that expulsion would strip him of membership under its highest disciplinary tier.
- The party’s internal audit initially identified 1,428 malicious posts tied to five family accounts on the PPP members-only forum between September and November 2024.
- Party statements allege posts were deleted in the early hours of Nov. 6, 2024, and accuse Han of halting the audit probe while he was party leader.
- Reactions split party ranks, with Han-aligned lawmakers calling the move retaliation while a PPP spokesperson argued that manipulating public opinion violates democratic norms.
- Han responded by pledging to defend democracy in a Facebook post and later rejected the committee’s findings at a National Assembly press conference.