United Future Party Holds First Meeting of 'Yoon Mi-hyang TF'... Yoon Expected to Skip Grandmother Lee Yong-soo's Press Conference

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[Asia Economy reporters Wondara and Lim Chunhan] The United Future Party is launching a task force (TF) to intensify its full-scale offensive regarding allegations against Yoon Mee-hyang, the elected member of the Democratic Party of Korea. Yoon is reportedly not expected to attend the second press conference of Grandma Lee Yong-soo, which will be held in Daegu on the afternoon of the 25th. The Democratic Party is minimizing related comments.

The United Future Party will hold the first meeting of the 'Comfort Women Grandmothers' Victim Truth Investigation TF' in the afternoon to investigate allegations against Yoon. The TF chairman is Assemblyman Kwak Sang-do, and members include Assemblyman Park Sung-joong and elected members Kim Byung-wook, Kim Eun-hye, and Hwang Bo-seung-hee. From the Future Korea Party, elected members Yoon Chang-hyun and Jeon Ju-hye will also participate in the investigation.

The TF plans to focus on uncovering the truth behind accounting fraud allegations related to the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan (Jeongdae-hyeop), where Yoon was active, and its successor, the Justice and Memory Foundation (Jeong-ui-yeon). The United Future Party has also officially announced plans to push for a national audit regarding the allegations against Yoon.

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Yoon is expected not to attend Grandma Lee’s press conference in Daegu this afternoon. Park Sung-jun, spokesperson for the Democratic Party, said, "Given the current atmosphere, it is highly likely she will not attend." Previously, on the 19th, Yoon knelt and apologized to Grandma Lee, who reportedly told Yoon, "I will hold a press conference in Daegu soon, so come then."

A Justice and Memory Foundation official, who was initially expected to hold the press conference with Grandma Lee, said, "We have not received any separate contact regarding the press conference. Since it is something Grandma Lee is doing personally, the Justice and Memory Foundation is not attending." Choi Yong-sang, leader of the Gaja Human Rights and Peace Party, who hosted the first press conference, also did not respond regarding attendance.

The Democratic Party is minimizing its statements on Yoon. On the 18th, Assemblyman Park Beom-gye of the Democratic Party said, "There has been a change in internal party opinion regarding Yoon," and on the morning of this day, appearing on CBS radio, he said, "It is likely that investigations by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, external audit agencies, or internal investigations by the Democratic Party will become practically impossible," adding, "Yoon also has the opportunity and right to defend herself." He further stated, "Regardless of what Grandma Lee says at the press conference, the investigation cannot be stopped, so I hope it will be forward-looking."

Meanwhile, Assemblyman Kwak, who chairs the TF, raised additional allegations on the 22nd that Jeongdae-hyeop submitted a false business plan to the Community Chest of Korea to secure 1 billion KRW for the 'House Where Peace and Healing Meet' project. According to Assemblyman Kwak, Jeongdae-hyeop’s business plan proposed health management programs for comfort women grandmothers, including regular visits, consultations, and treatments by a primary care physician; accompanying grandmothers to hospitals, clinics, and public health centers; weekly visits to bathhouses; and providing healthy diets. However, the Community Chest of Korea later rated the project with a C in evaluation and an F in accounting due to almost no achievements and issued a warning.

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