Attorney Kim So-yeon: "I Do Not Wish to Cause Misunderstandings in Yoon Camp... Humbly Accepting Dismissal"

'Dalnim-eun Yeongchang-euro' Kim So-yeon Dismissed After Joining Yoon Seok-yeol Camp

Kim So-yeon, lawyer and head of the Daejeon City Monitoring Team of the People Power Party.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Kim So-yeon, head of the Daejeon City Party Monitoring Team of the People Power Party, joined former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol's presidential campaign but was dismissed on the 2nd. Previously, Kim posted Chuseok banners around Daejeon city last September with the phrase "Dalnim-eun Yeongchang-euro" and became controversial for using expressions such as "Xsin" and "Gaebeoreut" directed at Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party.

On the same day, Kim opened her statement on her Facebook post by saying, "I accept without any complaint the dismissal from the position of Vice Chairman of the Yoon Seok-yeol campaign's organizational headquarters, and as always, I will do my part for regime change."

She anticipated that her past criticism of Lee Jun-seok was a factor in her dismissal. Kim said, "The appointment of me by the Yoon Seok-yeol campaign, who criticized Lee Jun-seok?whom no one dares to criticize properly?could be perceived externally as a conflict between Candidate Yoon and Lee Jun-seok. Due to external pressure from those who overinterpret this, the campaign seems to have decided to dismiss me to avoid unnecessary noise during the primary."

She added, "I also do not want to cause unnecessary misunderstandings in the campaign due to such overinterpretations from outside, so I humbly accept the campaign's decision."

Earlier, it was reported that Kim was appointed as Deputy Head of the Campaign Organization Headquarters 1 on the 26th of last month. However, after the media revealed her joining the campaign, she was dismissed.

Kim also remarked, "It's surprising how fearful they are of Kim So-yeon that they try to control and even take away a powerless position like the campaign's vice chairman seat. There are campaigns with spokespersons who couldn't even get nominations due to drunk driving, campaigns that recruited individuals who tarnished the party's image with infidelity scandals, and campaigns that allow proportional representation lawmakers with drunk driving records to become party spokespersons."

She said, "As always, I am not attached to positions and just continue the work I have been doing. While I am doing my best for regime change from the sidelines, I have concerns about online public opinion manipulation and other issues, making me wonder if regime change is truly possible."

She concluded her post by saying, "I sincerely hope that during the remaining primary period, the candidates will continue to persuade even one more citizen and run hard for regime change."

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