"I'm tired because there are so many red beans in the Sea of Gimhae"."Controversy" at anti-impeachment meeting [Now News]

Controversy is growing as a current Gimhae City Council member said at a rally, "Kimhae has a lot of reds."

Lee Mi-ae of Gimhae City Council, a member of the People's Power, said at a rally against the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, on the 19th, "Kimhae has a lot of reds," adding, "It is quite difficult to act as a legislator in Gimhae."

City Councilman Kim Yoo-sang, who participated in the rally, also said, "Please help us spread the power of right-wing Korean patriotism in Gimhae, which was said to be red."

When the remarks were made public, the bulletin board of Gimhae City Council's website was followed by complaints from citizens, saying, "I'm so embarrassed as a citizen of Gimhae" and "We can't stay still by saying that we're red anymore."

In response, Rep. Lee reportedly said that there was no reason to apologize, saying that a rally participant shouted, "There are many reds in the Gimhae."

In a phone call with YTN, Kim said he never said that Gimhae citizens were red, and he didn't think so.

Members of the Gimhae City Council reportedly decided to file a complaint with the Special Committee on Ethics, claiming that the two undermined the dignity of the lawmaker, and urged Lee to resign as chairman of the council and Kim to resign as floor leader.


Reporter | Lim Hyung-joon
AI Anchor|Y-GO
Caption editing | Yoon Hyun-kyung

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