Former leader Han Dong-hoon, who was expelled by the People Power Party Central Ethics Committee, said on the 14th that he would "defend democracy together with the people."
Han stated accordingly on Facebook the same day in connection with the Ethics Committee's decision to expel him over the "party members' bulletin board case."
The Ethics Committee issued a press release that day saying it convened a meeting from 5 p.m. the previous day to discuss the level of disciplinary action against Han. "Expulsion" is the most severe sanction stipulated in the People Power Party's party rules.
The party members' bulletin board case refers to allegations that from July to November last year, party members presumed to be Han's family posted writings and articles criticizing former President Yoon Suk-yeol and the first lady, as well as lawmakers in the pro-Yoon (pro–Yoon Suk-yeol) faction, on the People Power Party's members' bulletin board.