(LEAD) ethics committee-cryptocurrency scandal (LEAD) Panel recommends expulsion of lawmaker over cryptocurrency suspicions(ATTN: MODIFIES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- An advisory panel of the parliamentary ethics committee on Thursday recommended independent lawmaker Kim Nam-kuk be stripped of his parliamentary seat over dubious cryptocurrency holdings. Yoo Jae-pung, the chair of the panel, announced the decision, which marks the most severe disciplinary measure that can be taken against a lawmaker accused of misconduct.

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