Kim Nam-guk: "'X-File' is a strategy to oust Yoon and endorse a new candidate"

Kim Nam-guk, member of the Democratic Party of Korea./Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] Kim Namguk, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, interpreted the so-called 'Yoon Seok-yeol X-file,' which recently sparked controversy in the political sphere, as "a strategy to oust former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol and endorse a new candidate."

On the 22nd, Kim said on YTN Radio's 'Hwang Boseon's Start of a New Morning,' "I wonder why this came out at this particular time to attack former Prosecutor General Yoon," expressing this view.

Kim analyzed, "Jang Seongcheol, director of the Sympathy and Debate Policy Center, who has served as an aide for 25 years in the opposition party, posted a lengthy message saying, 'After seeing the X-file, it is too serious to defend the candidate,' which caused a big controversy. I think the purpose is not to endorse former Prosecutor General Yoon as the opposition candidate but to endorse a new candidate."

Earlier, Jang, who is known to have secured the Yoon Seok-yeol X-file, appeared on OBS Gyeongin Broadcasting News on the 21st and claimed, "It is more serious than former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk or Representative Yoon Mee-hyang."

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol. Photo by Yonhap News

Kim continued, "Looking at Director Jang's interview, he talks in detail and specifically about the volume, content, and format of the X-file," and speculated, "It seems to be a real document."

He added, "Whether the content of the document is truly fatal and significant cannot be known without verification," and pointed out, "The next issue is who wrote this and why."

Regarding the controversy over the document, Kim said, "The side of former Prosecutor General Yoon will not just remain unresponsive," and criticized, "Regardless of whether it is true or not, the lack of response itself acts as a source of anxiety."

Meanwhile, Jang revealed in an interview with CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyunjung's News Show' on the same day that the source of the document was "someone who told me that it was created by the ruling party side and delivered it to me."

Regarding criticism that he is conducting a 'political operation' against former Prosecutor General Yoon, Jang emphasized, "What kind of operation would I be doing? Anyone who wants to become president should naturally be verified. From that perspective, various issues may be raised by the ruling party, so I said this to encourage him to prepare well and respond well."

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