Yoon Seok-yeol: "Regarding Kim Geon-hee's Career and Award Controversy, Some Parts May Be Unknown but Overall Not False"

Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is delivering opening remarks at the Kwanhun Club invitation debate held on the 14th at the International Conference Hall of the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy Reporters Naju-seok and Geum Bo-ryeong] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, addressed the controversy over his wife Kim Geon-hee's submission of false career credentials on the 14th. However, regarding Kim's objection that "why dig into matters from long before marriage," he said it was "inappropriate."

At the Kwanhun Club debate held at the Korea Press Center in Seoul that day, Candidate Yoon gave his stance on allegations that Kim inflated false career and award records during her appointment process as a professor at Suwon Women's University. He explained, "To state the facts first, she was not a professor but an adjunct professor similar to a part-time lecturer, an industry-academia adjunct professor," adding, "The so-called award record was related to her role as vice president, deeply involved in the company's operations."

Regarding the controversy over the non-executive director position at the Game Industry Association, which was mentioned as a false career, he said, "She actually held that director title and helped the association's work for a considerable period, and the certificate of employment was properly issued when submitting the professor application," adding, "While there may be partial uncertainties, overall it is not a false career." He emphasized that although there might be errors concerning the employment period, the career at the institution is definite.

Earlier, YTN reported that Kim submitted false career documents when applying for the appointment at Suwon Women's University in 2007. According to the report, Kim listed work at an association that had not even been established during the stated period or claimed awards she did not receive on her career documents.

However, while Candidate Yoon denied the allegations, he also commented on Kim's objection to "digging into matters before marriage," saying, "I understand it as expressing grievance, but it seems inappropriate."

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