By Kang Seung-woo Politicians are drawing criticism for violating the government s ban on gatherings of five or more people. Rep. Woo Sang-ho of the Democratic Party of Korea / Korea Times fileThe lawmakers raising eyebrows are all from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK). Jung District Office in Seoul said Tuesday that it plans to fine Rep. Woo Sang-ho for violating the government s social distancing rule that bans personal gatherings of five or more people across the nation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Woo, a four-term lawmaker and former DPK floor leader, has been under siege after being found to have had drinks with five acquaintances at a restaurant in the district, April 8, a day after the Seoul and Busan by-elections, in which the ruling party suffered a stunning loss.