Lee Su-jeong "Yoon Seok-yeol, Can You Know Your Wife's Past of Over Decades After 8 Years of Marriage?"

Kim Geon-hee Accused of False Career and Fake Awards on Resume
Lee Soo-jung: "Investigation Needed if Illegal Activities Are Found"

Lee Su-jeong, Co-Chair of the People Power Party Joint Election Committee. / Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Lee Soo-jung, co-chair of the People Power Party's Central Election Countermeasures Committee, commented on the allegations of false credentials against Kim Gun-hee, wife of presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol, saying, "If there are illegal acts, an investigation is necessary."

Earlier on the morning of the 14th, YTN raised suspicions that Kim had listed false work experience and fabricated award records on the professor recruitment application she submitted to Suwon Women's University in 2007.

In an interview with YTN, Kim responded to the false credentials allegations by saying, "Whether you believe it or not, I don't remember. I am verifying the exact circumstances," adding, "There may have been an error in listing the employment period incorrectly, but I did not forge the certificate of employment." Regarding the award records, she admitted to fabricating them, saying, "It was a desire to stand out. If that is a crime, then it is a crime."

Regarding this, Lee stated at a press briefing held at the People Power Party Daegu City Party Office in Beomeo-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu, "I believe that if guilt is proven through investigation, responsibility must be taken."

Lee further said, "The highest elected position we can choose is the president, and if his wife unfortunately has not lived an ordinary life, any illegal acts must be investigated."

However, concerning the responsibility of candidate Yoon, she said, "One somewhat regrettable part is that the husband, who has only been married for eight years, could possibly know about his wife's past spanning several decades. I am not sure if we should live in a world where such things are questioned."

Regarding the conflict with Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, which arose during her recruitment process, she dismissed it by saying, "There may be slight differences in perspectives on the world. Our genders are different, our ages are different, and our life experiences were different. It is a difference, not a conflict."

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