Kim Jaeseop, under investigation for 'Jomin unqualified' remarks, says "I will take legal responsibility"

"Is it in accordance with law and justice?" Demand for an answer from Cho Min's father, Cho Guk

Kim Jae-seop, Emergency Response Committee Member of the People Power Party

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Kim Jae-seop, a member of the People Power Party Emergency Response Committee who was reported to the police for calling Cho Min, daughter of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, an "unqualified person," urged an investigation, stating, "I will take legal responsibility even if I serve prison time."

On the 28th, Kim held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Office and said, "I learned through today's media reports that the police investigation against me has begun," adding, "The charge is defamation by spreading false information regarding Cho Min, daughter of former Minister Cho Kuk, who works at H Hospital in Dobong-gu, Seoul."

Earlier, on February 8th, during an Emergency Response Committee meeting, he mentioned the hospital, saying, "It is a place to go when seriously ill, but to make matters worse, Cho Min, who is so-called 'unqualified,' is coming."

Regarding this statement, on the 19th, Shin Seung-mok, head of the Anti-Corruption Solidarity, filed a complaint against Kim for defamation due to spreading false information, prompting the police to start an investigation.

Kim said, "H Hospital, where Cho Min is working as an intern, is almost the only large hospital in Dobong-gu where my family and I live," and added, "If pointing out and criticizing the fact that Cho Min, so-called 'unqualified,' is working there is a crime, I am willing to cooperate with the police investigation."

He then urged the investigative authorities to thoroughly clarify the truth about Cho Min's qualifications. Kim stated, "If during this process Cho Min's qualifications as a doctor are recognized and my defamation charge is proven to be a crime, I will willingly take legal responsibility even if I serve prison time," and requested, "Therefore, I ask the investigative authorities to handle this case strictly."

He also addressed former Minister Cho Kuk, who he said was his professor during his school days, asking, "How should this situation be viewed from the perspective of law and justice?" and requested responses via Twitter and other platforms.

Finally, he emphasized, "As a resident of Dobong-gu and as the party branch chairman responsible for protecting the health of my family and Dobong-gu residents, I will stand firmly against the suspicions and threats regarding doctor Cho Min's qualifications."

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