Why did Han Dong-hoon ask the People Power Party to overturn his expulsion?

Han’s expulsion followed allegations that his family posted defamatory comments about former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife on the party bulletin board. He called for the disciplinary action to be nullified after an ethics committee member alleged that disciplinary actions against Han and another lawmaker had been manipulated.

What did Hwang Kyung-sung allege about Jang Dong-hyeok and the PPP ethics committee?

Hwang alleged that Jang sought to replace ethics committee members to cover up the alleged manipulation of disciplinary actions against Han and another lawmaker. Jang had informed the committee of his plan to replace members, and five of its six members, including the chair, reportedly expressed an intention to resign.

What did Jang Dong-hyeok say in response to the allegations of irregularities in Han Dong-hoon’s disciplinary process?

Jang rejected the allegations, saying there had been no irregularities in the disciplinary process. He also called it inappropriate for PPP lawmakers to undermine the party.

Ex-PPP leader calls for nullification of expulsion over alleged irregularities in disciplinary process

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Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon called Wednesday for the People Power Party to overturn his expulsion and for leader Jang Dong-hyeok to apologize, amid allegations of irregularities in the disciplinary process. Ethics committee member Hwang Kyung-sung alleged Jang sought to replace committee members to cover up manipulation of disciplinary actions against Han and another lawmaker. Five of the six committee members, including its chair, reportedly said they intended to resign. Jang denied irregularities and criticized lawmakers for undermining the party.

Key Facts

Han was expelled from the PPP in January over allegations that his family posted defamatory comments about former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife on a party bulletin board.
Rep. Jin Jong-oh’s party membership was suspended for two years, partly because he supported Han in a parliamentary by-election despite the PPP running its own candidate in the district.
Hwang’s allegation followed Jang’s notification to the ethics committee that he planned to replace members.

By Yonhap

Published Nov 11, 2026 9:05 pm KST

Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon speaks to reporters at the National Assembly Communication Center, addressing allegations by a current People Power Party Ethics Committee member that his expulsion from the party was manipulated when he was still a party member, Wednesday. Yonhap

Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon, a former leader of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), called Wednesday for the party to overturn his expulsion after a member of its ethics committee alleged that disciplinary actions against him and another lawmaker had been manipulated.

Hwang Kyung-sung, a member of the PPP's ethics committee, earlier claimed that the party's leader, Jang Dong-hyeok, had sought to replace committee members to cover up the alleged manipulation.

Hwang's claim came after Rep. Jang recently informed the committee of his plan to replace members. Five of the six ethics committee members, including its chair, have reportedly expressed their intention to resign.

Han called for the disciplinary actions to be nullified and urged Jang to issue a public apology during a press conference at the National Assembly.

He was expelled from the PPP in January over allegations that his family posted defamatory comments about former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife on a party bulletin board.

Rep. Jin Jong-oh, whose party membership was suspended for two years partly for supporting Han in a parliamentary by-election despite the PPP running its own candidate in the district, held a similar press conference calling for Jang's resignation.

Jang rejected the allegations, saying there had been no irregularities in the disciplinary process and calling it inappropriate for PPP lawmakers to "undermine the party."

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