Ha Tae-kyung: "Won Hee-ryong plays dirty to kill Lee Jun-seok... Why not run for party leader?"

People Power Party presidential candidate Ha Tae-kyung. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim So-young] Ha Tae-kyung, a presidential candidate from the People Power Party, sharply criticized former Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong for revealing the contents of a phone call with Representative Lee Jun-seok, calling it "a dirty play by candidate Won Hee-ryong to kill Representative Lee Jun-seok."

On the 17th, Ha said on YTN Radio's 'Lee Dong-hyung's News Face-off,' "It feels like they are almost trying to kill Representative Lee Jun-seok," criticizing the move.

He said, "Isn't it a private conversation? If you are a public figure, unofficial remarks should remain unofficial, and private criticisms should be kept private," adding, "Revealing a private conversation and publicly criticizing is not fair play, is it?"

He continued, "At this point, revealing even private conversations and trying to kill Representative Lee Jun-seok?how does that help our party and regime change?" He raised his voice, saying, "If you want to fight Lee Jun-seok to the death, why run for party leader? Why run for president?"

Earlier, former Governor Won said at the National Assembly that he "heard directly from Representative Lee during the call that 'Former Prosecutor General Yoon will be settled soon,'" and claimed, "When a specific candidate says 'settled,' it does not mean the conflict is resolved but that the candidate's continuity is ended."

In response, Representative Lee appeared on National Assembly Broadcasting in the afternoon and addressed former Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong, who revealed the remarks, saying, "How could I say something about 'settling'? Do I have the ability to do that? Do I have the power to snap my fingers and settle things?" He explained, "'Settled' meant that the conflict situation with the campaign would be resolved." Later that night, Representative Lee publicly refuted by releasing the recorded phone call with former Governor Won on his Facebook.

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