People Party: "Kim Kyung-soo's Bail Permission Should Be Revoked... Immediate Court Detention Required"

"Do Not Harm Gyeongnam Provincial Government and Resign Voluntarily"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 6th, the People’s Party stated regarding Gyeongnam Governor Kim Kyung-soo, who was indicted for illegal public opinion manipulation using comments and sentenced to 2 years in prison in the appellate court, “The court should revoke the bail granted to Kim, who has a high possibility of destroying evidence, and immediately detain him in court.”

Hong Kyung-hee, the senior deputy spokesperson of the People’s Party, said in a verbal comment on the same day, “We respect the guilty verdict of the appellate court,” but added, “It is difficult to accept the decision to overturn the first trial’s guilty verdict related to the Public Official Election Act.”

Senior Deputy Spokesperson Hong also stated, “Governor Kim should no longer cause harm to the provincial administration and is urged to resign voluntarily.”

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