Korean Party Recruits Tae Young-ho, Former Diplomat... "Will Strategically Nominate in Seoul District"

'Doctor-turned-prosecutor' Song Hanseop also recruited... Seoul to decide strategic nomination

Interview_Taeyongho, Former North Korean Embassy Minister in the UK./Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] Tae Yong-ho, former North Korean diplomat to the UK, has joined the Liberty Korea Party and will run as a candidate in the Seoul constituency for the general election this April. The party also recruited Song Han-seop, a former Western District Prosecutor who resigned a month ago in protest against the reorganization of investigative authority between the prosecution and police, and decided to strategically nominate him in the Seoul area.

Kim Hyung-o, chairman of the Liberty Korea Party’s nomination committee, announced this immediately after the committee meeting on the 10th.

Regarding former diplomat Tae, Chairman Kim said, "He is a figure who can present the path to peaceful reunification of Korea from the perspective of 10 million separated families and North Korean compatriots, and confidently express his position to the international community." He added, "Until now, defectors and asylum seekers have mainly been recruited through proportional representation, but Tae is the first person to run in a constituency and boldly face the judgment of voters."

He also stated that former prosecutor Song would be strategically nominated in a Seoul constituency. Song, born in 1980, is considered one of the party’s young talents. Kim introduced him as "a doctor who graduated from Seoul National University Medical School, served as a military doctor in the Special Forces, passed the bar exam, and became a prosecutor." He continued, "Although he was a promising prosecutor, he resigned in protest against the blatant takeover of the prosecution by power under the name of prosecution reform, the suspension of investigations into the Blue House, the demotion of responsible prosecutors, and the treatment of the prosecution as a tool of power."

Kim emphasized, "He conducted research related to the humidifier disinfectant case at Harvard Law School and investigated the radon bed case, making him an expert on damages suffered by ordinary citizens. His future was so promising that he declined offers from Korea’s top law firm and the CEO position at Korea’s leading IT company immediately after resigning, choosing the Liberty Korea Party instead."

Kim added, "Both will be assigned to Seoul. After the interview screening is completed, we will make decisions as soon as possible." The Liberty Korea Party will begin interviews for all applicants who applied by the 5th starting on the 12th. Additional applications for constituency candidates will be accepted from the 14th to the 17th. Kim explained, "This additional recruitment is with unification in mind. We extended the application period widely so that those who were not members of the existing unification promotion committee or those who missed the previous opportunity can apply."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.