Kim Jong-in Rebutts KBS's 'Biased Reporting' Claim, Then Retorts "Still Not Sober"

Despite KBS's Rebuttal... "Broadcast Stations Must Maintain Strict Neutrality" Sharp Criticism

Kim Jong-in, the Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is campaigning on the 30th in Seongdong-gu, Seoul.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Kim Jong-in, the Emergency Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, directly rebutted the public broadcaster that denied the claim of 'biased reporting,' saying, "Broadcast stations must maintain strict neutrality, but they still have not come to their senses and continue to engage in biased reporting."

On the afternoon of the 30th, after finishing a campaign rally supporting Seoul mayoral candidate Oh Se-hoon in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, Kim met with reporters and, when asked about KBS issuing a statement accusing the People Power Party of being 'conservatively biased,' he said, "KBS, as a public broadcaster, should properly maintain its basic stance, but it has repeatedly engaged in biased reporting."

Earlier, on the 29th, the People Power Party’s Seoul mayoral election campaign committee announced it would file a complaint with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office regarding KBS’s report that directly involved the surveying of land in Naegok-dong. At the campaign committee meeting that day, Kim also said to KBS, "Ahead of the election, they have repeatedly engaged in biased reporting in favor of a particular party," and added, "I want to ask once again whether this is the attitude a public broadcaster should take."

However, on the same day, KBS issued a statement directly rebutting the People Power Party’s claims, saying, "The political attacks, abusive language, and unfair pressure on KBS members have gone too far." KBS stated, "It is free to criticize the content of reports, but KBS is not a place where politicians can come and go as they please and exert pressure. Especially if they belong to the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee, which oversees broadcasting policy, they need to be more cautious," and questioned, "How free can the members of the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee from the People Power Party be from the misunderstanding that they are 'using their positions to exert excessive pressure on media companies'?"

Despite KBS’s rebuttal, Chairman Kim did not stop his sharp criticism. On that day, Kim emphasized, "So-called regimes last for a limited period, but broadcast stations exist permanently," and said, "I hope they maintain strict neutrality, but I pointed out that they still have not come to their senses and continue biased reporting."

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