Kang Min-jung "Yoon's wife, mistaken about the name of the school where she lectured for 3 years? ... Unreasonable"

Yoon Camp's "Simple Stubbornness" Rebuttal: "The Facts Written in the Public Recruitment Documents Remain Unchanged"

In July 2019, then Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol entering the Blue House to receive his appointment certificate from President Moon Jae-in. On the right is his wife, Kim Keon-hee. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate and former Prosecutor General, denied allegations of his wife Kim Geon-hee's "false career record," stating that it was "merely a simple typo and there was no use of false career certificates." In response, Kang Min-jung, floor leader of the Open Democratic Party, countered, "The fact that it was written in official documents does not change."

On the 21st, Kang wrote on her Facebook, "In 2004, when Kim applied for a lecturer position at a university, she submitted a resume that listed 'Lecturer at Hanlim Information Industry University (now Hanlim Seongsim University)' as 'Lecturer at Hanlim University.' Through the Ministry of Education, it was confirmed that Kim had no record of lecturing at Hanlim University," pointing this out.

She continued, "Even if we concede a hundred times that it was a simple typo as claimed by Yoon’s campaign, the fact that it was written in mandatory public recruitment documents does not change. Moreover, at the time of submitting the problematic document, Kim listed 'Lecturer at Hanlim University' as her 'current' career. How many people can 'reasonably' understand someone miswriting the name of the school where they lectured for three years?" she criticized.

Kang also criticized Yoon’s campaign for demanding an apology from the media that reported on the matter. She asked, "Is Yoon’s 'common sense' and 'fairness' to insist that others’ actions are crimes while claiming his own actions are mistakes, and to blame the other party for misunderstanding his intentions?"

She added, "Yoon is someone who dealt with the law. He knows better than anyone that the law judges based on results, not intentions," emphasizing.

Kang concluded, "A heart that knows shame is the pinnacle of righteousness, and a heart that knows right and wrong is the pinnacle of wisdom. I don’t know if they will hear this, but I recommend that Yoon and Kim reflect on the story of Mencius," she reprimanded.

Career Certificate Related to Lectures at Hallym Sacred Heart University by Kim Geon-hee, Wife of Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol / Photo by Yoon Seok-yeol National Campaign Legal Team Facebook

The false career allegations against Kim surfaced on the 20th. Kang, a member of the National Assembly’s Education Committee, previously pointed out that Kim listed a lecturer position at 'Hanlim University' on her resume when applying for an industrial design lecturer position at Seoil University in 2004.

After Kang’s office requested confirmation from the Ministry of Education regarding Kim’s lecturing record at Hanlim University, Hanlim University reportedly replied that Kim had "no employment record." Based on this, Kang raised suspicions that Kim had falsified her career on the resume. This was reported by a media outlet that day.

In response, Yoon’s campaign legal team immediately denied the claims as a "clear false report."

In a Facebook post that day, the legal team stated, "The H university mentioned in the article is Hanlim Seongsim University. Kim Geon-hee taught subjects such as Color Expression Techniques, Introduction to Design, and Graphic Practice for five semesters from March 2, 2001, to August 22, 2004," explaining.

They added, "To become a part-time lecturer, one must not only have good teaching evaluations at the university where they previously lectured but also receive recommendations from professors. Besides the resume, supporting documents must be submitted, so unless the career certificate is forged, it is practically impossible to use false career records," they explained.

They further stated, "We ask that the article be withdrawn and an apology issued. If appropriate follow-up actions are not taken, we will have no choice but to hold legal responsibility," they said.

A Yoon campaign official also told a media outlet that day, "Mistakenly writing the school name was a simple error. Since a career certificate was also submitted, is there any reason to intentionally write false career records?" they questioned.

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