Baek Hyunjin "Is COVID Testing Difficult?" vs Kim Moonsoo "What Kind of Mallet Is This?"

Kim Moon-soo Tests Negative for COVID-19 on the 20th

A video released on the 17th by former Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo on his Facebook. Former Governor Kim is seen struggling with the police. Photo by Kim Moon-soo Facebook capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] Former Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo rebutted Future United Party floor spokesperson Bae Hyun-jin, who criticized him, saying, "What kind of cudgel is this from someone who is a spokesperson for the opposition party?"

On the 20th, Kim posted on his Facebook, "The police never told me to go for a test. Yet, spokesperson Bae says, 'Is the test that difficult?'" he said.

Kim added, "Isn't the test something you either voluntarily go to receive or undergo according to a testing order?" He questioned, "At the subway station platform, the police ask to go together without explaining the reason. Is protesting that considered abuse of power?"

He continued, "If the police hold me and tell me to go for a COVID-19 test without providing any basis, is spokesperson Bae saying I should just go along quietly?" and pointed out, "Who is actually abusing power?"

Kim also posted another message that day, announcing he tested negative for COVID-19. In the post, he said, "This morning, I went to the hospital and took the COVID-19 test, and the result was negative."

Earlier, on the 17th, Kim had shared a video on his Facebook showing him refusing the police's request to accompany them.

In the video, Kim was heard scolding the police who requested the COVID-19 test, saying, "I am Kim Moon-soo, why are you telling me to go?", "What do you take me for?", and "I have been a member of the National Assembly three times."

In response, on the 20th, spokesperson Bae targeted Kim in a Facebook post, saying, "Watching the news about some individuals refusing measures for testing is truly frustrating and regrettable. Is the test really that difficult?"

Bae emphasized, "Even if they are not currently holding office, prominent figures who once held authority in national governance should cooperate more actively with the government's quarantine measures," adding, "Public officials exposed to the public or influential people around them should respond more proactively to all quarantine stages with greater responsibility."

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