Kim Woong: "If My Friend Heesook Hadn't Given the 'I Am a Tenant' Speech... Unreasonable Investigation Results"

Kim Woong, Member of the People Power Party [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Kim Woong, a member of the People Power Party, urged Rep. Yoon Hee-sook, who declared her resignation claiming the investigation into illegal real estate allegations was unreasonable, to "come back" and discouraged her from resigning.

Kim, spokesperson for Yoo Seung-min's presidential campaign, posted on his Facebook on the 25th, saying, "It seems that the farmland leased by Yoon Hee-sook's father is farmland leased under the Farmland Lease Trustee Project conducted by the Korea Rural Community Corporation."

He added, "This is a system actively encouraged at the national level to maintain farmland amid the increasing number of absentee landlords in our reality," and defended Rep. Yoon by saying, "To take issue with this is like accusing a designated driver of drunk driving."

He continued, "If my friend Hee-sook had not given the speech 'I am a tenant,' would there have been such an unreasonable investigation result announcement? I deeply feel the cunningness of power," he said.

Yoon Hee-sook, a member of the People Power Party, who was suspected of her father's violation of the Agricultural Land Act in the comprehensive real estate survey conducted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, is greeting after holding a press conference at the Communication Office on the 25th, announcing her resignation from the National Assembly and her decision not to run in the presidential election.
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Meanwhile, on the 23rd, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission announced illegal real estate allegations against 12 members of the People Power Party. Rep. Yoon was included on the list due to allegations of her father's violation of the Farmland Act. The party leadership judged that it was not the member's own issue and that there was sufficient explanation, so they did not take issue with Rep. Yoon's case.

However, on the 25th, Rep. Yoon held a press conference at the National Assembly and stated, "I will return my position as a member of the National Assembly to the people of the Seocho-gap constituency. From this moment, I will stop my journey toward the presidential candidate primary," expressing her intention to resign from both her parliamentary seat and presidential primary candidacy.

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