Putting Their Hands Together

Six party leaders put their hands together Tuesday at the office of National Assembly Speaker Park Hee-tae (middle) to discuss the investigation into the lobbying scandal involving a group of national private security guards. From the left are Jo Seung-soo of the minor New Progressive Party, Lee Yong-gyung of the minor Creative Korea Party, Park Jie-won of the main opposition Democratic Party, Park Hee-tae, Kim Moo-sung of the ruling Grand National Party, Kwon Sun-taek of the minor conservative Liberty Forward Party, and Kwon Young-ghil of the progressive Democratic Labor Party.

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