Yoo Seung-min's Side: "Yoon Seok-yeol Still Has Not Reflected on Jeon Du-hwan's Controversial Remarks"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The campaign team of former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min, a presidential candidate from the People Power Party, claimed that it was revealed through a head-to-head debate that former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol has not reflected on his ‘inappropriate remarks’ related to former President Jeon Du-hwan.

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On the 23rd, spokesperson Lee Soo-hee of former lawmaker Yoo’s team pointed out, "In yesterday’s debate, former Prosecutor General Yoon lied as if Yoo Seung-min had made the same inappropriate remarks as Yoon himself, regarding Yoo’s past statement about ‘economic bureaucrats’ responsibility’."

Spokesperson Lee said, "The remarks made by former lawmaker Yoo in an interview with Pressian in October 2004 and during the Ministry of Strategy and Finance audit on August 18, 2018, concerning former economic chief Kim Jae-ik, were directed at Minister of Finance Lee Heon-jae and Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong-yeon, stating that ‘economic bureaucrats serving a president who does not understand the economy must take responsibility and change the president’s thinking to correct misguided economic policies.’ Claiming that this is the same as former President Jeon Du-hwan’s ‘politics were well done’ remark by Yoon himself is proof that Yoon Seok-yeol still does not reflect at all on his inappropriate remarks," she criticized.

She demanded, "Before boasting about whether Yoo is an economic expert, former Prosecutor General Yoon should first apologize for falsely turning Yoo’s harsh criticism of economic bureaucrats into praise for Jeon Du-hwan’s politics and inciting falsehoods that ‘you and I are the same.’"

Meanwhile, there were also criticisms that unclear explanations were given regarding the photo shoot where former Prosecutor General Yoon gave an apology to his dog, which became controversial.

Spokesperson Lee said, "Around the time of the debate, Yoon Hee-seok, public relations special advisor of Yoon Seok-yeol’s campaign, said on KBS’s Joo Jin-woo Live that ‘since the dog is at home, it is natural for the staff to go home.’ However, Yoon Seok-yeol said, ‘On the night of the debate in Daegu on the 20th, my spouse took the dog to an office near our home, and a campaign SNS staff member gave the dog an apology and took a photo.’ The dog in the photo is sitting on a pillow similar to one at home, and Yoon’s spouse’s office is known to be in the Acrovista shopping complex, where the candidate’s home is located,” she explained.

She continued, "It is regrettable that the campaign and the candidate’s statements differ so much, as with the ‘palm king (王)’ explanation, but according to Yoon Seok-yeol’s explanation, on the night of the 20th, the SNS staff was called to the candidate’s spouse’s office late at night, and the candidate’s spouse took the dog there and took the controversial photo. It is hard to understand why the dog was taken to the office so late at night, but whether at home or the office, it has become clear that the candidate’s spouse was involved in taking the photo in question," she concluded.

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