Heo Eun-ah, on Kim Eui-gyeom who defended 'police impersonation reporting': "As expected, Heukseok Eui-gyeom"

Heo Eun-ah, a member of the People Power Party, is giving a proposal explanation at the full meeting of the Steering Committee held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, in September last year.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Heo Eun-ah, a member of the People Power Party, criticized Kim Eui-gyeom of the Open Democratic Party, who said that "impersonating the police was a common occurrence" during the reporting process in the past media environment, telling him to at least "pretend to be righteous" and calling him "Heukseok Eui-gyeom." The nickname "Heukseok Eui-gyeom" refers to Kim’s resignation amid real estate speculation allegations in Heukseok-dong, Seoul, during his time as Blue House spokesperson.

On the 12th, Heo targeted Kim’s remarks defending the MBC reporters’ police impersonation issue by saying it was "a common occurrence," writing on her Facebook, "It seems like a parallel universe where double standards exist."

Earlier, it was confirmed that two MBC reporters impersonated police officers while investigating allegations related to the thesis of Kim Geon-hee, wife of former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol. On the 9th, MBC officially apologized on News Desk and announced that the reporters involved would be excluded from their duties.

Regarding this, Kim, a former Hankyoreh newspaper reporter, said on YTN Radio’s "Starting New Morning," "Since reporters do not have investigative authority, it seems they impersonated the police," and claimed, "Among people of my age group, there is probably no one who hasn’t done it once or twice."

In response, Heo said, "I cannot believe that this person was a reporter, the Blue House spokesperson who was the president’s mouthpiece, and is currently active," adding, "Because of such a person, who pretended to be progressive and a commoner, he became ‘Heukseok Eui-gyeom,’ and because of such people, they could put forward a candidate impersonating a prosecutor as a presidential contender."

Meanwhile, Kim served as the Blue House spokesperson from January 2018 until his resignation in March 2019 due to redevelopment commercial speculation allegations in Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul.

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