Yoon Seok-yeol: "If My Innocence in the Alleged Report Solicitation Is Proven, Politicians Who Talk About Responsibility Should Step Down"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, has completely denied the allegations of ‘gobal saju’ and criticized the political circles raising the suspicions. He also indicated that investigations should be conducted first regarding his attendance at the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee’s urgent issue inquiry.

On the 3rd, after paying respects at the Jeon Tae-il statue, Yoon met with reporters and expressed his position on the party audit, the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee’s urgent inquiry, and the investigation into the ‘gobal saju’ allegations.

Regarding addressing this issue at the Legislation and Judiciary Committee’s urgent inquiry, Yoon said, “I cannot say much about following the constitution and the National Assembly Act according to the law, but if it’s called a conspiracy, the Channel A media collusion has already been revealed as a conspiracy.” He added, “I hope that such conspiracies would be investigated first, and then the urgent inquiry and state audit would follow.”

When asked if he would comply with a summons to appear before the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, he replied, “It is not appropriate to answer hypothetical questions,” and said, “I hope the process proceeds according to law and common sense.”

Regarding the internal prosecution’s disciplinary investigation related to this, he said, “Investigating any suspicion is not a bad thing, but there is an order to things.” He continued, “The public wants complaints, whether they are accusations or lawsuits, to be filed no matter how many come in, but seeing them put into a cabinet and prioritizing political conspiracies first makes me feel sorry for the organization I was part of.”

About the party audit mentioned by Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, Yoon said, “Shouldn’t there be some investigation?” and stated, “There is no fact that I ordered anything like gobal saju, nor any reason to do so.” He added, “If the investigation reveals my innocence, I hope the politicians who raised responsibility and attacked me will now step down before the people.”

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