An Minseok on 'Bidan Jumeoni' Lee Junseok: "Deceptive... Loud but Empty Tin Can"

Lee Jun-seok Unveils 'Kraken' to Catch Comment Manipulation
Ahn Min-seok: "Reminds Me of Past Druking... A Declaration of Negative Election Tactics"

Ahn Min-seok, member of the Democratic Party of Korea.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Ahn Min-seok, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, calling his election secret weapon "an empty can."

Ahn, who is the head of the Democratic Party's election countermeasures special advisory group, appeared on CBS Radio's "Kim Hyun-jung's News Show" on the morning of the 15th and said, "Politics should not be done like this."

Earlier, Lee attracted attention by unveiling the 'Silk Pouch No. 1,' the 'Kraken' program designed to prevent online public opinion manipulation attempts. The Kraken, a mythical sea monster, was named with the intention of catching the comment manipulation program 'King Crab' used by the Druking group during past elections. This program crawls portal articles using major keywords (a technology that automatically collects and classifies various information on the web) and then uses an AI (artificial intelligence) engine to automatically analyze abnormal behavior.

Ahn said, "I believe this election is largely about winning the hearts of the 2030 generation and presenting realistic real estate alternatives to the public," adding, "Whether it’s real estate measures, youth policies, or climate change, candidate Yoon Seok-yeol is somewhat lacking in these areas. So I thought that Lee was supplementing these with good policies in the 'Silk Pouch,' but it turned out to be an empty can," he criticized.

Regarding the first 'Silk Pouch' called 'Kraken' introduced by Lee, Ahn said, "I think it was a declaration that they would conduct a negative election reminiscent of Druking and King Crab through the Kraken," and added, "No matter how low the quality of our politics is, to trivialize politics in this way and to give the public what was supposed to be a hopeful gift message but instead an empty can, while boasting about being educated abroad and using fancy English, I am very disappointed in Lee Jun-seok."

He continued, "Politics should not be treated like a game," raising his voice, "It is misleading the public. I thought there was something great inside, but it was just noisy with nothing but an empty can."

Meanwhile, regarding the rampant speculation about the fall accident involving Kim Hye-kyung, spouse of Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, Ahn said, "I believe the camp of Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party presidential candidate, and organizations producing fake news through coordinated comments are related," and added, "A very strict investigation should be conducted to reveal these connections."

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