Yoon's Side Denies Allegations of Improper Booking of Yun Bong-gil Memorial Hall as "Baseless"

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol is answering reporters' questions after attending the opening ceremony of the Udang Memorial Hall in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 9th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol dismissed as "groundless" some media reports claiming that he used a loophole to rent the Maehun Yun Bong-gil Memorial Hall, known as the venue for his presidential campaign announcement.

On the 27th, Choi Jihyun, deputy spokesperson for former Prosecutor General Yoon, stated in a notice to reporters, "We informed the Yun Bong-gil Memorial Hall of the 'purpose of use' truthfully before signing the rental contract, and there was no use of any loophole in the process."

He added, "The Yun Bong-gil Memorial Hall can be rented by paying the fee set for 'social purposes,' and it has previously been rented for political events. The company involved has experience organizing various events, including the Korea-China-Japan summit."

Earlier, a media outlet reported that when Yoon’s camp signed the contract to use the Yun Bong-gil Memorial Hall on the 29th for a political declaration, the application was submitted under the name of a company operated by an acquaintance of Yoon’s wife, Kim Gun-hee, listing the event purpose as 'seminar and press conference' as a trick.

The campaign team rebutted, saying, "During the reservation process, the venue could have changed, and for event security, the purpose was listed as 'seminar and press briefing,' but before the final contract, we disclosed that it was a 'Yoon Seok-yeol political declaration event' and paid the rental fee."

They added, "Yoon Seok-yeol’s wife was not involved at all in the rental process," and said, "Calling the normal rental process a 'trick' is a politically biased article and the facts are incorrect."

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