Kang Deuk-gu: "Was Democratic Party member information leak reported to former chairman Jung Chung-rae?"...Proposes special investigation team

[News S=Cheon Ui-hyun reporter] Rep. Kang Deuk-gu of the Democratic Party (Anyang Man-an district) directly raised the responsibility of former party leadership including former chairman Jung Chung-rae regarding the massive personal information leak resulting from a hacking of the party member community.

On the 9th evening, Rep. Kang stated through Facebook, "The Democratic Party's front yard was ransacked," and "Member personal information was leaked last September, and only 17,000 victims have been confirmed so far." He added, "The party failed to even identify this fact for 11 months."

Earlier, former Secretary General Cho Seung-rae stated, "I deeply regret my responsibility and sincerely apologize," but Rep. Kang said, "This cannot end with just an apology." In particular, regarding the party's explanation that "after recognizing abnormal signs and conducting an inspection of the management company, we received a response of 'no abnormalities,'" Rep. Kang pointed out the contradiction: "They knew of abnormal signs and even conducted an inspection, yet were unaware of the hacking."

Targeting former chairman Jung Chung-rae, Rep. Kang asked, "Was he informed of this fact at that time?" and argued, "If he received the report but did nothing, it is a clear dereliction of duty, and if he was not even informed, it represents a complete collapse of the party's management system." He further emphasized, "The hacking of party member information is a breach of the 'confidentiality' of political freedom guaranteed by the Constitution."

As a response measure, he demanded an emergency Supreme Council meeting and urged a thorough investigation into whether there were additional leaks beyond the confirmed 17,000 members, the safety of 1.5 million party members' information, whether the fact was reported to former chairman Jung Chung-rae and subsequent follow-up measures. He also proposed establishing a special investigation team once new party leadership is formed.

Meanwhile, regarding this incident, candidates Kim Yong and Kim Min-seok who ran in the Supreme Council member election have also raised questions about the responsibility of the former leadership, and accountability discussions are spreading within the party.