Park Sungjoong Says "Kim Jowon Has Difficult Circumstances Such as Remarriage"

Park Sung-joong, member of the United Future Party./Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Juhee] On the 12th, Park Sungjoong, a member of the Future United Party, commented on former Blue House Civil Affairs Secretary Kim Jowon, who left without disposing of multiple houses he owns in Gangnam, Seoul, saying, "There are issues such as his relationship with his wife, remarriage, and various other problems."

Park appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyunjung's News Show' that day and said, "(Kim and I) were military comrades, so I know him better than anyone. There are some internal difficulties."

Earlier, on the 11th, Kim Jongmin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, appeared on KBS 1TV's 'Sasageongeon' and said about Kim, "He is said to own two houses, but there are various undisclosed family matters."

Regarding criticism of Kim, Kim Jongmin pointed out, "Since he is a public official, he has to endure misunderstandings, but to speak like that even about someone who has already resigned is really wrong."

Kim, who owns apartments in Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, and Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu, had decided to sell the Jamsil apartment according to the Blue House guideline to "dispose of all but one house," but it was revealed that he listed the property about 200 million won higher than the market price, leading to criticism that he had no intention of selling.

Kim left the Blue House after submitting his resignation along with five other aides on the 7th.

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