Yoon Seok-yeol's Side: "Kim Jong-in Communicated Through a Third Party... Verifying Truth"

Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, is attending the People Power Party Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 22nd and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] On the 22nd, the campaign team of Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, dismissed rumors of discord regarding the joining of former Emergency Committee Chairman Kim Jong-in to the election campaign committee.

Lee Yang-su, the chief spokesperson for the presidential candidate, said after attending the 6th anniversary memorial service for former President Kim Young-sam, "Last night, I understand that former Chairman Kim Jong-in, through a third party, asked the candidate to delay the announcement of appointments a little and requested that the agenda not be submitted to the Supreme Council tomorrow (22nd)," clarifying the situation.

Earlier, Yoon attended the People Power Party Supreme Council meeting and said, "Former Chairman Kim has continuously told me to give him a day or two more time," adding, "I will propose to the Supreme Council the plan to appoint Representative Lee Jun-seok and former Emergency Committee Chairman Kim Byung-joon as co-chairmen of the standing election campaign committee." Regarding the appointment of former Chairman Kim, Yoon explained, "When he makes his final decision, I will submit it then."

Regarding former Chairman Kim's request for more time, the spokesperson said, "I have not heard the reasons," and added, "There are quite provocative words like anger and refusal being used, but it is not known whether these were actually expressed. We believe this is different from the facts."

He continued, "We need to investigate from various angles, verify the truth, and understand the reasons," and also mentioned that since the message was conveyed through a third party, they have not yet grasped former Chairman Kim's intentions.

Regarding the announcement of the appointment of former Emergency Committee Chairman Kim Byung-joon as co-chairman of the standing election campaign committee, he explained, "Since it was not related to former Chairman Kim Jong-in, the agenda was processed today."

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