[단독] Kim Gun-hee received a luxury bag and held it for 7 months… “1” disappeared from KakaoTalk

2024-07-28 08:49:00

Pastor Jaeyoung Choi and Ms. Geonhee Kim. “The Hankyoreh” provided by Blue House

It turned out that Mrs. Kim Kun-hee received a message from Pastor Choi Jae-young seven months after receiving the luxury bag in April last year, asking “Why not use this bag?” Therefore, Ms. Kim’s explanation was that she received the luxury bag after On the same day, the Blue House administrator was instructed to “return” the luxury bag, but it was not until the media reported that it was discovered that the bag had not been returned.

According to the KakaoTalk conversation between Ms. Kim and Pastor Choi obtained by the Hankyoreh on the 28th, on April 21 last year, Pastor Choi said to Ms. Kim: “Although I live in South Korea, seeing you in South Korea makes me really happy.” It sent a message saying: “I looked closely at the news screen to see if it was there, but I couldn’t see it. The source added at the time, “This time, I want to buy you something better, but if there is a style you like, please let me know through Secretary Liu.” ” The news clearly revealed that Pastor Choi did not return the luxury bag.

Ms. Kim did not reply to Pastor Choi at the time, but in July of the same year, when she suspected that the Yangpyeong Expressway Terminal had been changed to real estate owned by Ms. Kim’s family, she responded to Pastor Choi’s message. It is very likely that he also read previous information related to bags.

On April 21 last year, seven months after he presented a luxury bag to First Lady Kim Kun-hee, Pastor Choi Jae-young sent a message on KakaoTalk asking, “Why don’t you use this bag?” The message was marked as read.

In the recent prosecutorial investigation, on September 13, 2022, after receiving the luxury bag from Pastor Choi, Mrs. Kim said to the then Blue House Administrator Yoo Yamoo Gae: “If I return (the bag) immediately, ( Pastor Choi)’s feelings may have been hurt, so I won’t feel bad. However, even after receiving information from Pastor Choi, no special action was taken, such as checking whether the luxury package had been returned, seven months later. Follow the instructions.

In addition, Mrs. Kim stated that she did not learn that the bag had not been returned through Pastor Choi’s message, but only learned when a media asked her to explain why she allegedly received a luxury bag while traveling abroad in South Korea. . Last November. It is therefore doubtful whether there were any instructions to return the baggage at the time of actual delivery and once it was known that the baggage had not been returned.

It is understood that the prosecutorial agency investigating the case is reviewing the credibility of Ms. Kim’s statement based on Pastor Choi’s statement and the KakaoTalk conversation. In addition, the Presidential Office is verifying the actual bag submitted on the 26th and is conducting a final investigation to close the case, including determining the facts related to President Yoon Seok-yeol’s reporting obligation under the Anti-Corruption Act.

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