NPAD may oust ex-vice spokesman for praising N.K. leader

The main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy’s floor leader Rep. Lee Jong-kul said Friday that he would consider ousting Huh Young-il, a former party vice spokesman who recently resigned over his Facebook post praising the North Korean leader.

“I’m not sure how much Huh actually respected (North Korean leader Kim Jong-un), but just the fact that a person in the party’s important role made such comment is a grave problem,” Lee said in a radio interview. Huh’s expulsion may be considered to make the party’s position clear, he added.

Huh stepped down from his post Thursday after praising both Kim and President Park Geun-hye for the Aug. 25 inter-Korean agreement. 



(khnews@heraldcorp.com)