"How Could They Push Someone to the Brink of Death?" ... Kim Wonseong's Friends Condemn at Press Conference

On the afternoon of the 20th, three friends of Kim Won-sung, a Supreme Council member of the United Future Party, are holding a press conference at the main gate of the Busan City Council (Photo by Kim Jong-hyo).

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jong-hyo] Friends of Kim Won-sung, a Supreme Council member of the United Future Party (preliminary candidate for Busan Buk·Gangseo-eul), whose nomination was canceled due to Me Too and alleged derogatory remarks about a specific region, expressed their outrage, saying, "It is truly terrifying how someone can push a family man to the brink of death. I want to tell people not to engage in such terrifying and dirty politics against my friend."

On the afternoon of the 20th, Lee Seung-hwan (45) and two others held a press conference at the main gate of the Busan City Council, stating, "We received a call from the sister-in-law around 5 a.m. today and rushed to our friend's house," adding, "There, we found the sister-in-law collapsed and crying, along with three suicide notes." The notes reportedly contained apologies to the remaining family members and expressed a desire to clear the injustice of the allegations through death.

They said, "After a long search, when we found our friend who had removed his belt and was about to take an extreme measure, it was terrifying," and added, "Seeing our friend alive brought tears to our eyes, and we hugged and cried endlessly."

They continued, "We are filled with anger over who pushed our friend to such a choice," emphasizing, "If there had been an opportunity to clarify the allegations, such an extreme situation could have been avoided."

They then pleaded, "Everyone, please save our friend Won-sung. Please clear Won-sung's name so that he does not suffer injustice. Our friend has never lived like that," expressing their grievance.

At around 3:35 a.m. that day, Supreme Council member Kim left a note hinting at an extreme choice and disappeared. The police, after receiving a report, tracked him down and found him at a prayer center in Yangsan, Gyeongnam, at around 12:40 p.m. that day.

Earlier, on the 19th, the United Future Party canceled Kim's nomination and prioritized recommending Assemblyman Kim Do-eup. It is known that the reason was a letter of accusation containing Me Too allegations and discriminatory remarks against Honam. On the same day, Kim held a press conference, pointing to Assemblyman Kim's side as the source of the letter that led to the cancellation and asserted his innocence.

Kim reportedly suffered great stress not only from the Me Too allegations of unknown origin but also from the accusations of derogatory remarks against Honam. A close aide of Kim said, "Many of the people supporting and guiding Kim are from Honam. He was branded a traitor due to unverified allegations," raising his voice, "If you look at the surrounding circumstances, he is absolutely not the kind of person to make such remarks."

Meanwhile, Kim is receiving treatment at Hospital A located in Gupo-dong, Buk-gu, Busan. He is reported to be in an unstable mental and physical state, showing symptoms such as hyperventilation.

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