Joeunhee: "Na Kyungwon, who recruited Jin Daeje as 'Park Won-soon advisor,' is disappointing"

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"Will Revolutionarily Evolve Seoul Together with Jin Former Minister"

Cho Eun-hee, head of Seocho District Office in Seoul, who ran as a preliminary candidate for the Seoul mayoral by-election from the People Power Party, is holding a press conference announcing her candidacy for Seoul mayor at the People Power Party Central Party Office in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 21st of last month. / Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Ju-hyung] Jo Eun-hee, a preliminary candidate from the People Power Party running in the Seoul mayoral by-election, criticized Na Kyung-won, another preliminary candidate from the same party, for recruiting former Minister of Information and Communication Jin Dae-je as the 'No. 1 expert advisor,' calling it "disappointing."

On the 9th, Jo wrote on her Facebook, "Although former Minister Jin is an expert, it is disappointing that he is the first recruit in an election held due to a sexual harassment incident," adding, "No matter how urgent it is, from the perspective of trying to reclaim the 'Lost 10 Years of Park Won-soon’s Seoul,' which is stained by sexual harassment, I worry that this might become 'Park Won-soon Season 2.'"

Jo pointed out about former Minister Jin, "He was the person who, during the Open Democratic Party’s Gyeonggi Province governor candidate period, answered 'O' in an OX quiz on whether former National Assembly member Choi Yeon-hee’s sexual harassment of a female reporter was a momentary mistake by a decent person."

Na Kyung-won, a preliminary candidate for the Seoul mayoral by-election from the People Power Party, is announcing job policy pledges in front of Seoul Botanic Park in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 7th. / Photo by Yonhap News

She continued, "He also caused controversy with remarks such as 'Although there were problems with the aftercare, looking only at that moment, there are understandable parts.'"

She added, "He served as an advisor to former Mayor Park Won-soon, who caused the scandal that led to this by-election, and even went on overseas trips together," saying, "If it weren’t for Mayor Park’s death, he would still be known as 'Park Won-soon’s advisor Jin Dae-je'."

She further criticized, "Former Minister Jin ran as an Open Democratic Party candidate for Gyeonggi Province governor in the 2006 local elections, created by former President Roh Moo-hyun, but was defeated," and said, "Candidate Na, who lost the Seoul mayoral election 10 years ago, is lenient on the female reporter sexual harassment incident and has recruited a figure with the experience of losing the Open Democratic Party’s Gyeonggi Province governor race 15 years ago."

Previously, on the 8th, Candidate Na announced that she had recruited former Minister Jin as an expert advisor.

At that time, Candidate Na wrote on Facebook about former Minister Jin, "He is a key figure in the semiconductor miracle and is leading the agenda of the 4th Industrial Revolution," explaining, "The future of Seoul and the livelihood of its 10 million citizens depend on how successfully Seoul transforms in line with the 4th Industrial Revolution."

Former Minister of Information and Communication Jin Dae-je (left) and Na Kyung-won, the People Power Party's preliminary candidate for Seoul mayor / Photo by Na Kyung-won Facebook capture

She emphasized, "I will revolutionarily evolve Seoul together with former Minister Jin." Former Minister Jin is expected to assist in promoting IT and 4th Industrial Revolution-related pledges announced by Candidate Na, such as the creation of the Seoul Northeast Digital Tech Hub, the establishment of the Magok Convergence Hub, and the construction of the world’s largest Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub Center.

Meanwhile, former Minister Jin earned a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from Stanford University in the U.S. After working at IBM Research in the U.S., he joined Samsung Electronics in 1985 and led the development of the world’s first 16-megabyte DRAM. During the previous administration, he also served as Minister of Information and Communication.

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