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The president’s overseas trip is accompanied by the wife of the personnel secretary, which is causing a stir.
However, it was confirmed that an employee of the President’s Office from Cobana Content, which was represented by Kim Gun-hee, also accompanied the tour.
Many critics point out that Mrs. Kim’s style, which particularly favors people with personal relationships, fuels controversy.
Correspondent Lee Ki-joo.
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Mo Yoo, a former Kobana Contents graduate, who appeared in Bonghama Village with Kim Geon-hee last month and caused a controversy over ‘accompanying acquaintances’.
At the time of the controversy, the presidential office hired Mr. Yoo as a full-time employee, and this time there was criticism that it was a private job.
However, it was confirmed by MBC coverage that Yoo, like Mr. Shin, the wife of HR secretary Lee Won-mo, accompanied Mrs. Kim on the first flight on this tour.
Kim Geon-hee took her, who was a former Kovana Contents employee, to the tour even though two staff members of the annex who were officially accompanying her were accompanying her.
In addition, Mr. Shin, the wife of personnel secretary Lee Won-mo, accompanied him to the tour as a civilian.
Although it is being pointed out that the second annex room should be installed to take care of Ms. Kim’s protocol and schedule in the public domain, Mrs. Kim prefers to entrust work to a friend or employee she has known for a long time in private.
However, President Yoon Seok-yeol responded that there was no problem with accompaniment of civilians on the tour, saying, “The spokesperson has already said it.”
When his maternal 6th cousin was hired in the presidential office, he said, “comrades who participated in the election campaign together,” and rather took cover.
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“I am a comrade who has been actively campaigning together in the forehead camp and in our company since I first started in politics.”
Democratic lawmakers visited the Yongsan presidential office to protest.
“Biseon Nongdan! Stop it!”
He also announced that he would convene a parliamentary committee to investigate the facts.
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“Reveal the details of the non-ship diplomacy in detail and sincerely apologize to the people. Be transparent regarding who is responsible for making this non-shipship aboard the presidential plane to accompany it.”
Under this circumstance, today, for the first time since the inauguration of President Yoon, the presidential office announced in advance the schedule for next week of Mrs. Kim Kun-hee.
Unlike so far, it seems that he has expressed his will to manage the schedule publicly.
This is Lee Ki-joo from MBC News.
Video coverage: Koo Bon-won, Kim Hee-geon / Video editing: Jo Ki-beom
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