Yoon Gun-young: "Korean Party Weaponizes Accusations... Chronic Negativity"

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] Yoon Geon-young, former head of the Blue House National Policy Planning Office, who is preparing to run in the general election, criticized the Liberty Korea Party's accusations as "weaponization of accusations and negative tactics."

On the 16th, Yoon appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' and said, "First of all, I don't really understand why I was accused," adding, "This morning, I saw in some media that the opposition party's behavior was referred to as 'Liberty Accusation Party'."

The Liberty Korea Party filed complaints with the prosecution the day before against former head Yoon, Minister of SMEs and Startups Park Young-sun, and former Blue House spokesperson Go Min-jung. They had previously filed a complaint against Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae. In Yoon's case, the party claims that he violated the Public Official Election Act by campaigning with Minister Park during a period when he was not registered as a preliminary candidate.

Yoon said, "The rampant accusations are a kind of weaponization," adding, "Not long ago, they accused Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae, and during the last budget session of the National Assembly, they even accused innocent Ministry of Economy and Finance officials. I think they are unable to resolve political issues politically and are hiding their incompetence behind the means of accusations."

He continued, "Broadly speaking, this is a negative tactic that appears only during election times." Regarding the accusations, he said, "It is true that I went to meet the minister for work-related consultations. The minister's constituency is that area, so I don't think I went somewhere I shouldn't have." He added, "If there are constant lawsuits, accusations, and negative tactics, wouldn't the public get annoyed? I hope politics will be for the people."

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