'Real Estate Speculation Allegations' Against Yoon Hee-sook, Intra-Party Support Declaration Relay... "I Will Stand with Yoon"

On the afternoon of the 27th, Yoon Hee-sook, a member of the People Power Party who declared her resignation from the National Assembly and withdrawal from the presidential preliminary race, is leaving the Communication Hall at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, after holding a press conference regarding allegations of land speculation involving her father.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] As Yoon Hee-sook, a member of the People Power Party, announced her resignation amid allegations of real estate speculation, voices supporting Yoon have emerged within the party. On the 27th, immediately after Yoon's press conference, a group of first-term lawmakers and former Board of Audit and Inspection Chairman Choi Jae-hyung, a presidential candidate from the party, issued statements of support.

The group of first-term lawmakers of the People Power Party held a press conference at the National Assembly that day, stating, "We, the first-term lawmakers of the People Power Party, believe in Yoon's truth," and added, "We will jointly respond to the baseless slander and false defamation by the Democratic Party. We will stand together against the false agitation that confuses facts without the five Ws and one H and deceives the public."

Earlier that day, Yoon held a press conference to clarify various allegations surrounding her, declaring, "I will request an investigation by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO). If the CIO cannot handle it, I will request the Joint Investigation Headquarters (JIH) again."

In response, the first-term lawmakers said, "A great battle between lies and truth has begun," and emphasized, "We hope that once the investigation results requested by Yoon herself are out, all presidential candidates and lawmakers from the Democratic Party who have made false accusations and defamations will resign."

They also urged, "The ruling party's leadership and lawmakers should stake their positions on the words they are recklessly uttering now," and stressed, "Lawmakers who have actually said they will stake their positions must keep their promises."

Additionally, they appealed to investigative agencies, saying, "Please start the investigation immediately based on the materials disclosed by Yoon."

They continued, "The first-term lawmakers of the People Power Party who support Yoon's lonely fight will meticulously record all false defamations by the Democratic Party's leadership and lawmakers," and emphasized, "We will definitely hold them accountable."

Meanwhile, former Chairman Choi also expressed his support for Yoon through a statement that day, saying, "I stand with Yoon Hee-sook's desperate cry." Choi stated, "Yoon's tears eloquently show why political change is necessary in the Republic of Korea," and added, "I will take the lead in fighting so that Korea will no longer collapse due to fabrications and manipulations by these experts in political sabotage."

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