Jin Joong-kwon Targets Kim Yong-min Over 'Appearance Insult Controversy' Calling Him "Stupid and Evil"

Yeo to Kim Yong-min and Jo Su-jin: "Opening your eyes wide doesn't make you look smart"

Former Dongyang University Professor Jin Joong-kwon. [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon criticized Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Yong-min on the 27th, who was embroiled in a controversy over 'appearance disparagement,' describing him as "stupid and evil."

On the same day, Jin posted on his Facebook, "I heard from a Democratic Party official that the commonality between lawmaker Kim and another lawmaker Kim is that both are stupid," adding sarcastically, "The difference is that one Kim is kind, while the other Kim is very evil."

Although Jin did not directly reveal who they were, some speculated that he was referring to Kim Yong-min and Kim Nam-guk, both considered hardliners among the Democratic Party's first-term lawmakers. Jin had previously mocked the two lawmakers as a "comedy duo" during last year's National Assembly audit.

Kim Yong-min, Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

In particular, Jin shared a post written by People Power Party lawmaker Jo Su-jin about Kim Yong-min. In the post, Jo criticized, "During the confirmation hearing for the Prosecutor General nominee, Kim Yong-min pointed at me and said, 'Lawmaker Jo does not look smart because she opens her eyes so wide,'" adding, "He says all sorts of things while holding the microphone at the confirmation hearing."

She continued, "Kim Yong-min repeatedly urged Democratic Party lawmaker Park Ju-min to resume the confirmation hearing immediately if he apologized. As of 11:10 PM, there has been no response," and pointed out, "There is definitely an intention to sabotage the confirmation hearing. Why on earth did they want to hold such a confirmation hearing?"

Jo also said, "Kim Yong-min is the senior supreme council member of the Democratic Party. Many people will consider the level of the Democratic Party," adding, "I am calmly waiting for a response with the thought of supporting the People Power Party."

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