동료 의원 3명 고발...7선 시의원의 마지막 퇴장 치고는.. (2026.6.25/뉴스데스크/MBC경남)

#MNew #MBCGyeongnam #Colleagues #ChangwonCity #ChangwonCityCouncilMember #ChangwonCityCouncil #Promotion #NewChairman #PersonnelAuthority #PersonnelCommittee #DemocraticPartyofKorea #DemocraticParty #DemocraticPartyMember #CityCouncilMember #Provocation #Conflict #FellowMember ◀ Anchor ▶ Changwon City Council Chairman Son Tae-hwa, a seven-term member whose term ends at the end of this month, has been blocked twice while attempting to push through personnel promotions. Amid criticism that he is exercising his personnel authority unreasonably ahead of the election of a new chairman, the chairman is escalating the controversy by filing criminal charges against Democratic Party members who blocked the convening of the Personnel Committee. Reporter Yoon Ju-hwa ◀ END ▶ ◀ Report ▶ The Changwon City Council has only five days left in its term. The Personnel Committee, which includes promotions for Grade 4 officials in the Council Secretariat, failed to convene on the 24th, just as it did on the 17th. Although at least four out of the seven members of the Personnel Committee are required to attend, the quorum for a resolution was not met on both occasions. Changwon City Council Chairman Son Tae-hwa filed a complaint against three city council members on charges of obstructing official duties, stating, "The meeting was canceled because Democratic Party members blocked the convening of the Personnel Committee." ◀ SYNC ▶ Son Tae-hwa, Chairman of Changwon City Council "I have been serving in the legislature since 1995, and I have never encountered a case like this where the Council's personnel authority was neutralized and the order of law was disrupted." Democratic Party members opposed the move, arguing that the Chairman's exercise of personnel authority at the end of his term could be perceived as a "reward appointment" for specific individuals. ◀ INT ▶ Lee Woo-wan, Changwon City Council Member, Democratic Party of Korea "The fact that the Chairman, with only five days left in his term, has gone so far as to file a criminal complaint against a fellow council member demonstrates once again that the 4th Changwon City Council has truly been run by the Chairman's autocratic decision-making..." Chairman Son Tae-hwa is a politician who has served a total of seven terms, including three terms as a council member in the former Masan City Council and four terms as a council member in the unified Changwon City Council. He served as the Chairman during the second half of the 4th Changwon City Council and did not run in the recent local elections. Regarding the Chairman, whose term ends at the end of this month, filing a criminal complaint against a fellow council member while claiming he will make promotions until the very end, and passing the conflict on to the next council, voices of disapproval are emerging even within his own party, the People Power Party. ◀ SYNC ▶ Changwon City Council Member, People Power Party "Even if he had such authority, it is right for the next Chairman to handle it... that is the right thing to do..." Regarding the 'authority of personnel appointments' This is because while authority is granted by law, when and how that authority is exercised falls within the realm of political responsibility. ◀ st-up ▶ The power of personnel appointments belongs to the Chairman. However, it is questionable whether concluding a conflict over authority with a criminal complaint is truly an appropriate scene for a seven-term city council member's exit. MBC News Yoon Ju-hwa // ◀ END ▶ [ Subscribe to MBC Gyeongnam NEWS ] Subscribe : https://www.youtube.com/c/MBC경남News?s... [ Send a Tip to MBC Gyeongnam NEWS ] We accept tips from our viewers. Listening to the voices from the field, we will always report accurate information promptly. Text, Phone Tip-off - 055.771.2580 / 055.250.5050 Website Tip-off - https://mbcjebo.com/?c=gn / https://mbcgn.kr/ KakaoTalk Chat Tip-off - http://pf.kakao.com/_tUxnZj/chat [ MBC Gyeongnam NEWS Website ] Website : http://www.mbcgn.kr KakaoTalk: http://pf.kakao.com/_tUxnZj Facebook :   / withmbcgn   Instagram :   / mbcgn_news