Kim Jong-in Meets Yoon Seok-yeol? "Now Too Much Time Has Passed"

Exclusion Theory of Yoon Seok-yeol Is "Not True"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Kim Jong-in, former emergency committee chairman of the People Power Party, expressed on the 7th that he is no longer interested in meeting with former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol. However, he denied claims that he is trying to exclude Yoon from the opposition presidential candidates.

According to Yonhap News on the same day, when asked if he still intends to meet with former Prosecutor General Yoon, Kim said, "I'm not very interested," adding, "Too much time has passed now."

Previously, Kim had mentioned a "moment of the star" and indicated that he could support Yoon if he entered the presidential race. However, a meeting between the two sides has not materialized so far.

Kim appeared on CBS Radio's "Kim Hyun-jung's News Show" on the 21st of last month and introduced, "I received a call from former Prosecutor General Yoon on the 10th of last month, three days after the April 7 by-election."

Kim also recalled, "(Yoon) talked about various things as a courtesy, and said we should meet when we have time, but perhaps judging that it is not an appropriate time currently, I received a message to avoid meeting at this time, so I just let it go."

The phrase "too much time has passed" from Kim seems to imply that he has no intention to help.

However, regarding the series of remarks by Kim that were interpreted as trying to exclude Yoon from the opposition presidential candidates, he said this is not true. He conveyed, "(Former lawmaker) Na Kyung-won is saying all sorts of things after losing the party leadership election," and added, "She sent a text asking for understanding since it is part of the election process."

Meanwhile, about the remark "No one has become president directly from being a prosecutor," Kim explained, "It was not aimed at former Prosecutor General Yoon," and "Generally speaking, that is the case." It was reported that Kim expressed displeasure over former Incheon Mayor Ahn Sang-soo publicizing this remark.

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