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Kim Min-Seok’s Funeral Visit Sparks Parking Controversy

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Kim Min-seok, leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, has come under fire after a vehicle transporting him to the funeral…

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Regarding the fact that the vehicle used by Democratic Party Leader Kim Min-seok in a hospital parking lot reserved for emergency patients during the mourning period for a fallen firefighter, Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Tae-sun apologized, stating, “The vehicle in question belongs to our office,” and adding, “It is my fault, for which there is no room for excuses under any circumstances.” Rep. Kim [mentioned] Leader Kim’s Chief of Staff

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In addition to Kim Min-suk, the representative of the Democratic Party, found an empty place for a firefighter who died while suppressing a factory fire in Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, on the 18th, controversy broke out that Kim's vehicle was parked in the hospital's “parking lot for emergency patients.” It is reported that the vehicle is a vehicle from the Democratic Party's office, Kim Tae-sun, the party's secretary. Congressman Kim apologized for…

Kim Min-seok, leader of South Korea's progressive ruling Democratic Party, is facing controversy after it was revealed on the 19th that he parked his car in the emergency patient area of a hospital while paying his respects to a firefighter who died in the line of duty. The Democratic Party explained that "it was not Kim's car, but the car of his chief of staff." Kim visited the funeral home of the late Firefighter Kim Jin-seok at Soonchunhyang …

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The vehicle parked in the emergency patient zone, which was reported to belong to Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok during the condolence visit for a fallen firefighter, was Kim Tae-seon's vehicle.

It has been confirmed that the person at the center of the controversy surrounding a vehicle parked in an emergency patient parking zone while paying respects to a fallen firefighter is Kim Tae-sun, a member of the National Assembly representing the Democratic Party of Korea. Around 12:10 PM on the 19th, Rep. Kim Tae-sun stated via Facebook, "The vehicle parked in the emergency patient parking zone during the visit to pay respects to the fallen…

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매일신문 broke the news on Monday, October 19, 2026.
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