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Democratic Rep. Kim Nam-kook has called the game industry's legislative lobbying "absurd." During the meeting of the Presidium, he was silent on the allegations of trading virtual currency, and the People's Power even demanded his resignation as a lawmaker.

This is a report by Baiyun reporter.

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Representative Kim Nam-kook of the Millennium Democratic Party, who did not respond to any of the
various allegations due to the party's own fact-finding investigation, expressed his position on the so-called "airdrop," which is paid free of charge to existing virtual currency holders.

After the party's fact-finding team reported Congressman Kim's airdrop record to the leadership on the 12th, they protested that it was absurd to the game industry's alleged lobbying for legislation.

Congressman Kim explained, "Airdrop is through a virtual currency deposit service," and "it comes out transparently when you look at the transaction history."

However, Congressman Kim did not reveal his position on the "alleged transaction during the meeting of the Presidium," which is under urgent ethics inspection.

An official of the fact-finding team expressed dissatisfaction, saying, "Congressman Kim only talked about 'airdrops,' which are far from the essence."

He said the results of the interim investigation into the initial investment in cryptocurrency, which is at the heart of the allegations, are likely to be reported at today's Congressional Assembly.

The fact-finding team did not schedule a meeting yesterday, but the ethics ombudsman, which is investigating allegations of trading among the standing committees, is speeding up its investigation.

A key MDP official said, "The leadership is taking the matter seriously," and "even in the middle stage of the inspection, if violations of the party constitution and party regulations are confirmed, we can take action accordingly."

Representative Kim Ki-hyun of the People's Power stepped up his offensive, saying, "Congressman Kim Nam-guk, who deceived the youth with 'poor cosplay,' should be removed from his position as a lawmaker."

At the MDP Renewal Congress, which is expected to take place late tonight, the issue is likely to be whether the party leadership handled the allegations appropriately along with the allegations related to Congressman Kim.

(Video Interview: Cho Chun-dong, Video Editing: Lee Sung-Sung)