Kim Nam-guk "Initially Ineligible... 'Lee Jun Standard'" Raises Continuous Allegations of Lee Jun-seok's Military Service Privilege

Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Nam-guk has been raising allegations of preferential military service benefits for Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, engaging in a campaign of 'attacking Lee Jun-seok' day after day.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] On the 20th, Kim Namguk, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, continuously launched attacks on Lee Junseok, the leader of the People Power Party, claiming that Lee had unjustly received scholarships by participating in government projects despite not meeting the eligibility criteria in the past.

On the same day, Kim said on his Facebook, "According to the eligibility criteria and management guidelines of the project announcement document obtained, Lee, who was working at a company under military service exemption at the time, was not qualified to apply," adding, "It is questionable how he passed."

Kim pointed out, "If one does not meet the eligibility criteria from the start, it is common sense not to apply," and added, "It is quite exceptional to participate in such a national project and receive scholarships while serving as an industrial technical personnel."

He said, "These days, the People Power Party is called 'Lee Junjatdae' (a pun meaning 'Lee Junseok's double standard'). This is because they impose strict standards on others but keep silent or try to gloss over issues within their own party," and added, "To avoid becoming a 'naeronambul' (double standard) party with 'Lee Junjatdae,' I hope they clearly respond to the suspicions held by many citizens."

He then sarcastically said, "Lee should first use the so-called 'three silk pouches of Yoon Seokyeol' on himself." Earlier, on the 29th of last month, Lee had mentioned in an interview with a media outlet, "If attacks come against Yoon's wife or mother-in-law after former President Yoon entered the party, I will give him three silk pouches."

On the previous day (the 19th), Kim also claimed on his Facebook, "It is not common to participate in personal national projects and receive money while serving as industrial technical personnel," and added, "Even if there was the understanding of the company president, if it does not fall under the exceptions stipulated in the established guidelines, it could be illegal."

In response, Lee explained, "Ten years ago, the Military Manpower Administration said there was no problem, and the prosecution also reviewed it again and found no issues," adding, "The Software Maestro training location was 1 km from our company, and I asked the president for permission to learn Android-related technology, which was becoming popular at the time, and received approval."

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