Lee Jun-seok: "'X File' Difficult to Respond to Within the Party... Yoon Is Not a Party Insider"

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, is giving a greeting speech at the entrance ceremony of the 4th Women's Political Academy held at the central party office in Yeouido, Seoul on the 21st. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Boryeong] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, expressed that it is difficult for the party to respond to the so-called 'X File' related to former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol.

On the 22nd, after attending the 'One Korea Innovation Forum' held in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, Lee met with reporters and, when asked about the X File, stated, "If it concerns our party members, we might receive reports and refer them to the Ethics Committee or the Party Audit Committee, but since former Prosecutor General Yoon is not a party member, there is no place to submit the document, and we have neither the reason nor the method to handle it."

Earlier, after meeting with Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, Lee had also said, "Even if we receive the (X File), there is no specific organization to review it."

He also showed a negative stance regarding a party-level response. Lee said, "Kim Jae-won, a Supreme Council member, said that we should respond to the opposition candidates, but this is a personal-level response, and I think it is difficult for the party to expand and respond," adding, "It is still difficult to act rashly."

Regarding the existence of the X File, Lee said, "I don't even know how the X File is managed, and above all, I have not received it," and added, "Considering that despite the very strong attacks from the ruling party last year to oust former Prosecutor General Yoon, such content was not mentioned, I think most of the contents in that document are either not true or meaningless."

Regarding the part where Jang Seong-cheol, director of the Gonggam and Nonjaeng Policy Center, who claims to have obtained the X File, said he called Lee, Lee stated, "I have neither received the document nor received a phone call regarding the story that he tried to deliver it to me, so I don't know why such a mention came up," and drew a line by saying, "Since Director Jang is not in a position to proceed with such matters through consultation with me, I have nothing more to say about it."

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