Opposition Parties Submit Bill to Dismiss Agriculture Minister

The opposition parties -- United Democratic Party, Liberty Forefront Party, and Democratic Labor Party -- submitted a proposal to dismiss Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Minister Chung Woon-chun, on Wednesday.

The parties claim that Minister Chung failed to fulfill the basic responsibility he had as minister overseeing beef negotiations by concluding a deal based on little knowledge. “He seriously undermined the government’s rights to inspection and the people’s rights to health,” according to the bill.

A total of 151 lawmakers, 136 from the UDP, nine from the LFP, and six from the DLP, signed the proposal. The opposition parties plan to bring the bill to a vote in the National Assembly on Thursday and Friday.

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