Cho Kuk "My daughter won't drive a 200 million won Benz"... Kim Geun-sik "Who asked?"

Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk is entering the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, in June last year to attend a trial, receiving questions from the press. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] On the 6th, former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk explained that his daughter, Cho Min, drives a 2013 Hyundai Avante in response to allegations that she was driving a foreign car. Kim Geunsik, the People Power Party’s Songpa-byeong district committee chairman in Seoul, criticized, "It’s really strange that Cho Kuk himself comes forward to reveal the car model his daughter drives over meaningless rumors circulating online."

Former Minister Cho wrote on his Facebook under the title "Notice" that "An acquaintance contacted me to confirm rumors circulating in the 2030 community that my daughter drives a 200 million won Mercedes-Benz to and from work," adding, "As I revealed in my book 'The Time of Cho Kuk,' my family has never driven foreign cars except during our time studying abroad."

He continued, "There are many petty and lowly people," and warned, "I want to remind you that Gaseyeon was sued civilly and criminally for spreading false information that my daughter drives a 'red Porsche.'"

In response, Chairman Kim posted on his Facebook the same day, "Who asked what car Cho Kuk’s daughter drives?" He questioned, "Has the media recently publicly reported that Cho Min drives a Mercedes-Benz? Has any influential politician or power YouTuber recently publicly raised such suspicions? Has Gaseyeon recently spread false information again?"

He added, "For a notorious celebrity like Cho Kuk, there are all sorts of rumors and gossip in online communities. There are jokes, lies, assumptions, and even insults," and said, "That’s why most people, including myself, don’t read or pay attention to useless critical comments or nonsense claims."

He went on, "(Former Minister Cho) is a grandiose narcissist trapped in a huge cave, thinking the world revolves around him," and criticized, "Cho Kuk, who comes forward to boast that the baseless Mercedes-Benz rumor is actually an Avante, is a truly pitiful Don Quixote."

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