Democratic Party lawmaker Jang Kyung-tae (yellow circle), former Future Integration Party Supreme Commissioner Lee Jun-seok (white circle) and three others drinking alcohol at one table, photographed on CCTV in a bar in Yongsan, Seoul. MBC capture
It was revealed that five members, including Democratic Party lawmaker Jang Kyung-tae and former future united party leader Lee Jun-seok, broke the quarantine rules and had a meeting with five or more people at a restaurant and drank alcohol.
According to MBC on the 8th, at around 9:30 pm on the 2nd, 5 people, including Congressman Jang and former Supreme Commissioner Lee, sat at a table at a bar in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, and tilted their glasses.
Looking at the closed circuit (CC) TV released by MBC, one of the attendees was away for a while while going to the bathroom, but they stayed together until around 10 o’clock when the bar closed.
It is said that the owner of the restaurant and the family took turns paying attention to them several times. In particular, it turned out that Jang, who came to the table later, did not even check the QR code or write a guestbook when entering the restaurant.
Regarding the prohibition of private gatherings with more than 5 people, Rep. Jang told MBC, “After checking 5 people, I said that I shouldn’t do this, and after about 2~3 minutes, 3~4 minutes, I came out immediately. Doesn’t it mean there is,” he asked.
The former Supreme Commissioner also said, “We have to be judged for violations of the quarantine regulations.”
An official at Yongsan-gu Office said, “There has not been a report regarding the violation of the two’s quarantine regulations yet,” and said, “I will review the imposition of a fine if a complaint comes in.”
Lee Jun-seok, a former leader of the Future Integration Party, posted an apology on his Facebook page after the MBC report on the 8th. Facebook capture
After the report, former Supreme Commissioner Lee apologized through his Facebook page, saying, “I apologize for the concern and will surely follow the quarantine regulations.
He explained, “It was a meeting where four people, including me and my acquaintances, were gathered under the quarantine regulations, but one of them had a close relationship with Representative Jang. .
He added, “Because the closing time at 10:00 PM was near, the time to say hello for a while was extended to about 20 minutes, and it violated the ban on gatherings of 5 or more people.”
However, “The content that the store owner’s family came and talked about three times is something that no one attending the meeting can remember.” do. I would like the Yongsan-gu Office quarantine officials to confirm the facts.”
Reporter Han Young-hye [email protected]
