2024-01-19 19:55:00
Amid demands for an apology from some in the ruling party, the first explanation was “We planned it carefully and did not film illegally or personally receive gifts.” Han Dong-hoon “Conflict with Yeon?” “There is no such problem” Emphasis on “no preferential treatment” for April nomination… Blocking controversy over ‘Yunsim nomination’
▲ President Yoon Seok-yeol and his wife return to Korea following a state visit to the Netherlands.
President Yoon Seok-yeol and his wife return home following a state visit to the Netherlands (Seongnam = Yonhap News) Reporter Jin Seong-cheol = President Yoon Seok-yeol and First Lady Kim Kun-hee, who completed their state visit to the Netherlands, are returning to the indoor event hall on the second floor of Seongnam Seoul Airport on the 15th. 2023.12.15 [대통령실 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지]
[email protected] (End) On the 19th, the President’s Office responded to the ‘suspicion of receiving luxury bags’ by President Yoon Seok-yeol’s wife, First Lady Kim Kun-hee, saying, “The year before last, a Korean-American pastor intentionally approached the first lady using his relationship with Mrs. Kim’s late father. “He said. The President’s Office, which had been passive in expressing its position on the suspicions related to Ms. Kim, has actually begun to explain for the first time, and a change in its response stance can be sensed.
An official from the Presidential Office said on the same day, “We illegally filmed Ms. Kim through meticulous planning, including purchasing items in advance and recording the process.” He continued, “All gifts received by the President and his wife are not received by the President personally, but belong to the state and are managed and stored in accordance with relevant regulations.”
Previously, a YouTube channel reported that Mrs. Kim received a luxury bag as a gift from Korean-American Pastor Choi Jae-young in September of last year. At the time, the video was filmed with a camera attached to Pastor Choi’s wristwatch, sparking controversy over ‘trap reporting’.
The President’s Office’s explanation came amidst a battle in the ruling party over how to respond to suspicions regarding Ms. Kim’s receipt of luxury bags ahead of the general election in April. Han Dong-hoon, chairman of the People Power Party Emergency Response Committee, told reporters the day before, “The problem is basically a ‘trap hidden camera,’ and it is true that it was planned from the beginning.” “He expressed concern. Accordingly, there was speculation that Chairman Han may have shown ‘different opinions’ with President Yoon by responding to the demand for an apology from Ms. Kim raised by some in the party.
On this day, when Chairman Han was pointed out that there may be a conflict with the President’s Office due to differences of opinion regarding Mrs.
Regarding the controversy over the ‘Yoonsim (尹心) nomination’ that arose following Chairman Han’s ‘surprise announcement’ of emergency committee member Kim Kyung-yul’s candidacy for Mapo-eul, the President’s Office said, “If strategic nomination is necessary, principles and standards should be established and regions should be selected so as not to look like a preferential treatment. “He started explaining.
A high-ranking official from the Presidential Office told the Seoul Shinmun on this day, “President Yoon has emphasized that primaries are the principle even to his aides running in the general election, and this position has not changed even now.” This official also added, “President Yoon did not give any preferential treatment to his staff running in the general election.”
This explanation is interpreted as a reaffirmation of the principles of nomination in response to concerns that the ‘system nomination’ may collapse before the nomination even begins in the ruling party regarding the ‘nomination of Kim Kyung-yul’.
Reporter Ahn Seok
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