Yoon Seok-yeol Fires Back at Wife's Thesis Allegations: "Answer the Ruling Party Presidential Candidates' Plagiarism Suspicions"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol's side fired back as the ruling party continued its offensive over allegations of academic misconduct in his wife Kim Geon-hee's doctoral dissertation. They demanded that Democratic Party presidential primary candidates such as Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung, former Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, and former Minister of Justice Chu Mi-ae clarify allegations of plagiarism in their own dissertations.

On the 9th, Yoon's spokesperson office announced to reporters, "The issue regarding Kim Geon-hee's dissertation before marriage is a matter to be clarified through the investigation process set by the respective university and should be resolved according to the results."

They added, "Ruling party presidential candidates and supreme council members evaluated the spouse's dissertation from 2007, long before marriage, and declared it a 'subject of verification.' As a political party, they should apply even stricter standards to the plagiarism allegations concerning their own dissertations, such as those of Lee Jae-myung, Chung Sye-kyun, and Chu Mi-ae, who are prominent presidential candidates from their party," they argued.

They further demanded, "We ask for a clear statement of position and appropriate measures regarding this."

Earlier, regarding the dissertation Kim wrote in 2008, Kookmin University had formed a Research Ethics Committee and decided to begin an investigation into the allegations of misconduct.

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