Kim Jong-in: "Yoon Seok-yeol neither contacted nor met" Kwon Young-se: "Denies meeting rumor with Choi Jae-hyung on the 8th"

Kim Jong-in, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy reporters Hyunju Lee, Boryeong Geum, and Juni Park] Former Emergency Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, Kim Jong-in, denied the reported meeting with former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol on the 7th, stating it is unfounded. Kwon Young-se, Chairman of the People Power Party's External Cooperation Committee, also denied the rumors of a meeting with former Board of Audit and Inspection Chairman Choi Jae-hyung on the 8th.

In a phone interview with this outlet on the 6th, former Chairman Kim said, "The report that I will meet (with former Prosecutor General Yoon) is not true," adding, "There was no contact, and if there was no such (meeting) plan, there would be no reason to be contacted." He reiterated that he has no plans to meet in the future.

Kwon Young-se, Member of the People Power Party. / Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Earlier, a media outlet reported that former Prosecutor General Yoon and former Chairman Kim were expected to meet as early as the 7th, but former Chairman Kim denied this, revealing it to be untrue.

Meanwhile, the report that Chairman Kwon would meet with former Chairman Choi was also inaccurate. Chairman Kwon refuted this through a text message, stating, "The rumor of a meeting with (former Chairman Choi) on the 8th is not true." However, it was reported that Chairman Kwon continues to communicate with former Chairman Choi, who is known to be preparing to declare his candidacy for the presidential election.

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