DP’s Kim Nam-kuk leaves party over cryptocurrency investment

Democratic Party Kim Nam-kuk walks into his workplace on the Nationwide Meeting on Sunday. [YONHAP]

Democratic Party (DP) lawmaker Kim Nam-kuk, who has been on the middle of controversy over his cryptocurrency investments, introduced that he’ll go away the party.  
 
Kim stated he’ll proceed to struggle for his innocence as an impartial lawmaker.  
 
“I’m very apologetic to my fellow party members, whom I respect,” Kim stated by a Fb submit on Sunday.
 
“Immediately I’ll briefly go away the Democratic Party that I really like as I got here to the conclusion that it isn’t proper to go the burden to the party and its members.”  
 
Kim blamed the media for false articles about him all through final week and burdened that he’ll take authorized motion.
 
Noting the significance of subsequent yr’s common election, Kim stated he believes that the controversial points surrounding him ought to not have an effect on the party’s help.  
 
“I’ll unveil the reality whereas combating in opposition to unfair political assaults as an impartial legislator,” Kim stated.  
 
Kim has been accused of buying and selling cryptocurrency, even throughout meeting periods when he was speculated to be working, and making investments which had beforehand denied. 

 
Latest surveys have proven that as a result of controversy surrounding Kim, the DP’s help has dropped in double digits particularly amongst youthful individuals of their 20s and 30s.  
 

BY LEE HO-JEONG [[email protected]]