Sim Jae-cheol: "Kim Jong-in, Tae Young-ho Gongsa Must Apologize for 'Inappropriate Remarks'"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Shim Jae-cheol, floor leader of the United Future Party, demanded an apology from Kim Jong-in, former emergency committee chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, regarding his remarks about former envoy Tae Young-ho.

On the 13th, Floor Leader Shim said, "As a senior politician mentioned as the election countermeasure committee chairman of our party with the general election just around the corner, it is a very inappropriate remark."

In a media interview the previous day, former Chairman Kim said about former envoy Tae, "he has no roots in South Korea" and "the nomination for Gangnam-gap is a national disgrace and has turned the nomination into an event." In response, former envoy Tae issued a direct rebuttal statement.

Floor Leader Shim said, "Former envoy Tae is a legitimate citizen under the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, and especially, he came to Korea and has widely exposed the naked reality of North Korea to our citizens and the world," adding, "Moreover, our party already nominated Jo Myung-chul, a defector from North Korea, as a proportional representative in 2012 and got him elected."

He continued, "Nominating former envoy Tae as a district candidate in this general election is a step beyond proportional representation and part of innovative nominations," and demanded, "We hope former Chairman Kim apologizes for his inappropriate remarks."

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