Yoo Intae, Kim Hyekyung on False Reports of Going Out: "They Clung So Much, It Seems Like a Prank to Give Them a Hard Time"

"Hye Gyeonggung Kimssi's Story from 5 Years Ago... 'No Spouse Risk'"

Former Secretary General of the National Assembly, Yuin-tae Jeon [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Regarding the controversial report on the outing photos of Kim Hye-kyung, spouse of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, former National Assembly Secretary-General Yoo In-tae claimed that it was "a prank intended to cause trouble for the media company."

Former Secretary-General Yoo made this remark on the 18th during an appearance on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show,' stating that he heard related stories from a Democratic Party official.

Earlier, the media outlet The Fact released related photos, stating, "On the afternoon of the 15th, Kim wore a black cloak, black hat, black sunglasses, and even a mask to the extent that ordinary people could not recognize her at all." However, Lee's campaign denied the report as false and later acknowledged it was a misreport.

Former Secretary-General Yoo commented on the 'spouse risk' of presidential candidates from both parties, saying, "In the case of Kim Hye-kyung, is there any other risk?" and added, "The so-called Hye-gyeong-gung Kim is a story from five years ago."

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, on the 16th posted on his Facebook denying The Fact's report claiming that the person wearing a black cloak was his spouse Kim Hye-kyung, calling it "fake news."
/Photo by Lee candidate's Facebook capture.

Former Secretary-General Yoo said, "The 'all-black' outfit probably wasn't a good idea on their part either, but since the media kept clinging on so much, it seems like they played a prank to cause trouble for them." When the host asked, "Did you hear this from a party official?" Yoo answered, "Yes."

He continued, "When I asked why, they said the reporters kept clinging on so much that they wanted to give them a little trouble."

Meanwhile, reporters from The Fact who were covering Kim, the spouse of candidate Lee, received a stalking warning from the police who responded to a report on the 15th. It was reported that these reporters waited near Lee's residence and followed Kim by car when she moved to a hospital.

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